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OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election

OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election

OpenAI removed a network of Iranian accounts that used its ChatGPT chatbot to try to wage a foreign influence campaign targeting the US presidential election by generating longform articles and social media comments, the company said Friday. The accounts created content that appeared to be from liberal and conservative-leaning users, including posts suggesting that former President Donald Trump was being censored on social media and was prepared to declare himself king of the US. Another described Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz for her running mate as a “calculated choice for unity.” Source link lol
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Google Says Iranian Group Seeks Access to Biden-Trump Campaign Emails

Google Says Iranian Group Seeks Access to Biden-Trump Campaign Emails

NEW YORK (AP) — Google said Wednesday that an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.The tech company's threat intelligence arm said the group is still actively targeting people associated with Biden, Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced Biden as the Democratic candidate last month when he dropped out. It said those targeted have included current and former government officials, as well as presidential campaign affiliates. Source link lol
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Musk’s Free Speech Mantra Collides With Crackdowns on Hate Speech and Disinformation

Musk’s Free Speech Mantra Collides With Crackdowns on Hate Speech and Disinformation

Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide.In the UK, officials are weighing tougher rules for sites like X after a surge of online disinformation fueled an outbreak of riots. In India, X was ordered this year to remove posts and block certain accounts in response to farmer protests. And in Brazil, Musk is in a running battle with the nation’s highest court over its orders to suspend users who had circulated fake news. Source link lol
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Musk Blames Attack on X for Delay to Start of Trump Event

Musk Blames Attack on X for Delay to Start of Trump Event

Elon Musk’s conversation with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on the X social-media platform started some 40 minutes after it was scheduled, with the billionaire tech mogul blaming the delay on a cyber attack.“This massive attack illustrates there’s a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say,” Musk said when the event finally began. “This is really aimed at kind of open-minded, independent voters who are trying to make up their mind.” Source link lol
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Trump Returns to X With Several Posts Ahead of Musk Interview

Trump Returns to X With Several Posts Ahead of Musk Interview

Former President Donald Trump posted several times on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, after more than three years of virtual silence on the platform as he gears up for an interview with owner Elon Musk. Trump, who posted on Twitter at all hours during his presidency, was banned for life from the network following his role in encouraging rioters at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. After Musk purchased Twitter in late 2022, later renaming it X, he reinstated Trump’s account. But the former president had posted just once since then — a photo of his…
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Microsoft Says Iranian Hackers Targeted US Political Campaigns

Microsoft Says Iranian Hackers Targeted US Political Campaigns

A hacking group linked to the Iranian government tried to breach the email accounts of presidential campaign staffers as part of a wider effort to gather intelligence ahead of the US election, Microsoft Corp. said Friday.Attackers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in June used a compromised email address from a former political adviser to try phishing another high-ranking presidential campaign official, according to findings from Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center. That group, which Microsoft calls Mint Sandstorm, also unsuccessfully attempted to log in to the account of a former presidential candidate. The report didn’t identify the individual targets by…
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