Threat Actors

Read our blog for insights on combating digital threats, understanding social media trends, and enhancing brand protection through innovative strategies!

What Makes Fake Profiles Effective? A New Research by Cyabra

A new analysis by Cyabra studied some of the most effective fake campaigns in the past year, and discovered that fake profiles impersonating women were...

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Rotem Baruchin

July 22, 2024

How Individuals Can Identify and Protect Themselves From Fake News on Social Media

Fake news refers to fabricated information that’s spread with the intent to deceive the population. Although false stories have been disseminated throughout human history, the...

Rotem Baruchin

July 9, 2024

The Evolution of Disinformation Tactics: From Roman Empire to the Modern Age

Disinformation is a term that has been frequently used in recent times due to the widespread nature of it. The effects of disinformation are far-reaching,...

Rotem Baruchin

June 18, 2024

Threat Actors: What They Are and How to Protect Your Brand

The rise and rapid spread of the internet has seamlessly connected the digital and the physical world. The near-instant flow of information has tremendously helped...

Rotem Baruchin

May 16, 2024

Unveiling Online Threats to Individuals

High-profile individuals in important roles across companies and organizations are frequently subject to risks emerging from the online world. You don’t have to be Elon...

Rotem Baruchin

January 8, 2024

GenAI: A Weapon of Mass Disinformation

This blog post explores the 5 different ways in which bad actors utilize GenAI to make disinformation spread more easily and effectively, and explains why,...

Rotem Baruchin

November 2, 2023

GenAI: The New Weapon for Bad Actors

The introduction of GenAI altered the online threat landscape significantly. Bad actors have long ago learned to harness social media for their needs – conducting...

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Rotem Baruchin

October 26, 2023

Integrating Social Media Threats into MSSPs

Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) play a critical role in protecting organizations from cybersecurity threats, such as phishing, hackers, data theft, and other security breaches....

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Rotem Baruchin

September 26, 2023

Fighting AI With AI: Introducing Botbusters.ai

The explosion of generative AI has brought many benefits but has also created humanity-changing risks. With the rising use, the anxiety of employees around the...

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Rotem Baruchin

August 21, 2023

Misinformation Monthly – July 2023

Each month, our experts at Cyabra list some of the interesting articles, items, essays and stories they’ve read this month. Come back every month for...

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Rotem Baruchin

July 23, 2023

Amplified Intelligence: Cyabra’s Platform Updates

Cyabra’s platform has the ability to scan dozens of social media platforms, analyze profiles, posts, communities, hashtags and phrases, and present the data as clear,...

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Rotem Baruchin

June 20, 2023

Hacking as a Service (HaaS) Threatens Online Trading Platforms

Cyabra uncovered 84 profiles promoting hacking services for hire on Twitter, offering to recover lost accounts on digital trading platforms. Those hacking services, advertised in...

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Rotem Baruchin

June 6, 2023

Fake News, Real War: the Disinformation Frontline

As disinformation has been part of our lives for so long, once in a while it’s important we take a step back from the mountains...

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Rotem Baruchin

May 16, 2023

Misinformation Monthly – May 2023

Each month, our experts at Cyabra list some of the interesting articles, items, essays and stories they’ve read this month. Come back every month for...

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Rotem Baruchin

May 9, 2023

Misinformation Monthly – April 2023

Each month, our experts at Cyabra list some of the interesting articles, items, essays and stories they’ve read this month. Come back every month for...

Person holding a tablet, surrounded by floating social media icons, chat bubbles and an info symbol on a purple gradient background with the text 'Misinformation Monthly' and 'Cyabra reading list'

Rotem Baruchin

April 3, 2023

The Language of Disinformation

Written by Dan Brahmy, Cyabra’s CEO   When we founded Cyabra in 2018, governments were calling for a solution to identify fake profiles on social...

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Rotem Baruchin

March 21, 2023

How Media Literacy Protects Us from Threats

US Legislators, educators, and parents: do you know where your state stands on Media Literacy education? New research by MediaLiteracyNow.org, supported by Cyabra, sheds light...

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Rotem Baruchin

February 19, 2023

Why Do Fake Profiles Exist, and What Do They Want?

3 key reasons for the presence of inauthentic profiles on social networks Written by Cyabra’s analyst, Dean Shoshana Fake profiles and bots on social media...

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Rotem Baruchin

February 9, 2023