03
Jun
Russia is kicking its disinformation machine into high gear ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — and according to Microsoft cybersecurity researchers, it's using AI to do it.The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) released a report yesterday outlining Russia's sophisticated use of generative AI tools to spawn content designed to disparage the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and "create the expectation of violence breaking out in Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games."According to the report, these disinformation attacks kicked off in June 2023, when a Russia-affiliated "influence actor" dubbed Storm-1679 posted a fabricated Netflix documentary titled "Olympics Has Fallen"…