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Misinformation Monthly – March 2024

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 the current misinformation, disinformation, and social threat intelligence news.   AI Can be Easily Used to Make Fake Election Photos – Report The researchers typed 40 different text prompts related […]

Cyabra is One of Wired’s Top 100 Startups

Cyabra is honored to have been selected as one of Wired magazine‘s top 100 startups. Each year, Wired magazine compiles a list of the hottest startups in Europe and other regions, showcasing innovative companies across various industries, including tech, health, finance, and more. The list highlights the most promising companies that are expected to shape […]

Bots Amplify the Gmail Sunset Hoax

At the end of February, a viral tweet and image of an email from Google claiming that “Gmail will officially be sunsetted” started trending on X (Twitter), leading to a flurry of headlines and an overall online panic. Google quickly set the record straight and declared this email to be fake, clarifying that Gmail was […]

A Bumpy Road: Bots Attack Autonomous Car Waymo

Google’s self-driving car company, Waymo, has recently encountered a series of collision incidents that have raised safety concerns and led to a product recall.  Criticism towards Waymo has erupted on social media when the recall was announced. Cyabra uncovered that 13% of accounts in the conversation were fake, demonstrating the significant impact of bots on […]

 Bots Led Online Discussions About Cellular Outage

On February 22, a cellular outage spread through the US.  Over 70,000 customers were left with no cell services for almost a full day. The companies whose customers were harmed the most were AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Boost Mobile, but other networks suffered from the outage as well.  In an era where most of us […]

Tracking Anti-Navalny Bot Armies

This story was written by Evan Solomon and was first posted on Gzero, based on Cyabra’s research. _____ In an exclusive investigation into online disinformation surrounding online reaction to Alexei Navalny’s death, GZERO asks whether it is possible to track the birth of a bot army. Was Navalny’s tragic death accompanied by a massive online propaganda campaign? […]

1 in 4 Profiles in #BoycottWaitrose Is Fake

British supermarket chain Waitrose, with over 300 stores and £7 billion ($8.8bn) in revenue, is going through a significant brand reputation crisis online.  But how much of it is led by fake profiles?  Cyabra has identified a disconcerting 24% fake profiles in the discourse around #BoycottWaitrose and parent company #BoycottJohnLewis.  Here’s why this trend is […]

Cyabra Partners With Global PR Agency Golin to Fight Brand Disinformation 

Cyabra is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Golin, the global PR agency. The collaboration empowers Golin’s clients to proactively protect their brand reputations by effectively detecting and combating threats posed by malicious actors, online bot networks, and GenAI content. With the amplification of misinformation and bots on social media, brands are increasingly being […]

Bots Break the Bank: NY Community Bank Crisis

Among the troubles that New York Community Bank (NYCB) has been facing over the past two weeks, an online storm of fake profiles might look like the least of the bank’s problems.  But when troubles are already brewing, they can easily be amplified and boosted by fake profiles, and the impact on an already trending […]

Misinformation Monthly – February 2024

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 the current misinformation, disinformation, and social threat intelligence news.   Wellness Influencers Fueled Pandemic Misinformation. Now They’re Targeting Another Crisis “This phenomenon exploded during the pandemic, when anti-vax sentiment took […]