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Kevin Poulsen is a former senior national security correspondent at The Daily Beast. He is the author of Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground. Send him tips: kevin.poulsen@gmail.com, kevinpoulsen@protonmail.com, or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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Twitter Took a Year to Shut Down This Russian Intel Account

WAKE UP

A fake freelance reporter named Sophia Mangal was exposed as a GRU front years ago but her Twitter account was allowed to operate until this week.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Nov 14, 2019

OAN Uses Former Kremlin Propagandist to Blast ‘Russia Hoax’

шутишь, что ли?

The Trumpist cable channel enlisted an alum of the Putin propaganda machine to undercut a report about Russian propaganda.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Nov 01, 2019

Trump-Hating Trolls Are Having a Field Day With .GOP

BACKFIRE

It turns out you don’t have to be a Republican to register a .gop domain—and trolls are taking full advantage, with Putins.GOP the latest addition to the roster.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Oct 30, 2019

Russia’s Troll Farm Is Kind of Sh*tting the Bed on Facebook

TROLL HUNT

Facebook’s recent crusade against foreign meddling means Russia's Internet Research Agency is struggling to get a foothold ahead of 2020.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Oct 21, 2019

Russian Unit That Went Dark After DNC Hack Is Still Spying

CHASING A GHOST

The hackers, also known as Cozy Bear, who are linked to Russian intelligence have been using Twitter and Reddit forums to send coded messages.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Oct 17, 2019
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RealClearPolitics Has a Secret Site to Push Far-Right Memes

VIRAL

RealClearPolitics has carefully cultivated a non-partisan image—while in the shadows its parent company pushes images of killer Clintons and a freedom-loving Kremlin.

Kevin Poulsen, Maxwell Tani | Published Oct 07, 2019

Team Trump Stirs Up Bogus Claim About Whistleblower

‘COINCIDENCE?’

Trump has joined an army of conservative commentators in pushing a false story involving an obscure government form, a Trump official, and the whistleblower.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Sep 29, 2019

The Truth About Trump’s Insane Ukraine ‘Server’ Conspiracy

GALAXY BRAIN

Trump asked Ukraine’s president to help prove a bonkers, Russia-friendly conspiracy theory that U.S. intel relied on manufactured evidence to blame the 2016 DNC hack on Moscow.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Sep 25, 2019

DHS Finally Gets Real: Online Hate Drives Domestic Terror

BETTER LATE...

The candid assessment of the domestic terror threat is a new look for DHS.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Sep 20, 2019

Facebook Apologizes for Suspending Top Kremlin Propagandist

WHOOPSIE

The social network is looking to stamp down on offensive posts and their peddlers. This time, they stepped a little too hard.

Kevin Poulsen | Published Sep 13, 2019

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