How Chinese propagandists use threats of death, rape and assault to suppress dissent over Xinjiang
Social media trolling, which “frequently evolve (s) into threats of death, rape, or assault”, is being deployed by China to suppress reports of atrocities against Uyghurs and other minorities in the Xinjiang region, according to a newly released US Department…
Biden’s ‘just enough’ strategy is subverting Zelensky’s capacity to close out Russia in Ukraine
by Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth, Guest Authors General George Patton once famously stated that, “Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his military leadership, valiantly, are…
Militants within Russia may have assassinated daughter of a Putin ally, reports claim
Russia’s FSB is facing mounting criticism over its claim that a Ukrainian woman assassinated the daughter of a prominent Putin ally, with critics insisting it should look inside its own borders first. Speculation is now rife that the real architects…
Russians suspected of hacking a private social media account to smear Finland’s PM
Cyber experts fear Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has become the victim of a carefully orchestrated smear campaign, just as she has was gaining support on her call for an EU-wide ban on visas for Russian tourists. Tell-tale signs of…
Zaporizhzhia Putin’s Nuclear Force Z
Updated: Putin is widening his weaponization of the ZNPP and there are breaking news reports alleging Russia has told workers not to show up on Friday, August 19th — and that Russia is threatening to shut down the ZNPP entirely….
Twitter purges fake Chinese Dragonbridge accounts
Attempts by a pro-China group to spark a boycott of western competitors in the Rare Earths market through a social media disinformation campaign have been dealt a severe and much-welcome body blow. National Security News can reveal that Twitter has…
US sanctions two Russian nationals for malign influence operations
Two Russian nationals, four US political groups and their prominent leaders have been sanctioned by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Justice for plotting malign influence operations. Viewed as a textbook operation, Russian intelligence have…
Pro-China group uses Dragonbridge campaign to target rare earth mining companies
A pro-China disinformation campaign has targeted rare earth mining companies from Australia, Canada, and the U.S. with destructive messaging about operations, in an attempt to manipulate public opinion to China’s benefit. US cyber security firm, Mandiant, reported firms targeted in the online…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy … she’s slipped Away … err bye
The UK is facing the international embarrassment of having to concede that an SRA-regulated lawyer, whom MI5 outed as an agent of the Chinese state, has vanished with the authorities unable to land a proverbial glove on her. Six months…
National Security News investigation uncovers high school pictures of accused Russian spies
Pictures demolish defence claim
