Singapore strikes back: Govt blocks 10 fake websites linked to foreign information warfare against country

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Singapore strikes back: Govt blocks 10 fake websites linked to foreign information warfare against country
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SINGAPORE, Oct 22 — The Singaporean government has blocked 10 inauthentic websites set up by foreign actors that could be used to mount hostile information campaigns (HICs)...

SINGAPORE, Oct 22 — The Singapore an government has blocked 10 inauthentic websites set up by foreign actors that could be used to mount hostile information campaigns against the country.

The websites also contained content about Singapore, some of which was generated by artificial intelligence, a common tactic used by malicious foreign actors that can attract a local following and may subsequently be used as platforms to mount HICs. The MHA and IMDA noted that most of the websites are associated with global networks of inauthentic news sites that have been reported by cybersecurity researchers to have conducted HICs and influence campaigns in other countries.

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