Blacklay: Source of First Publications with rumors about Portugal Russian Cyberata – Internet
In a report released today in partnership with the National Election Commission (CNE) to oversee false information during the May 18 Legislative Assembly campaign, the hypothesis was increased by a team of ISCTE MEEDIALAB researchers.
Last week, in a report dedicated to cut widespread in an electric supply affected by Portugal and Spain, researchers insisted that “the lack of effective institutional communication in the early hours contributed to the void of information, which was an analyzing one of the main doctrines, which was attributed to the blackout Russian Cyberata.
The story began 20 minutes after the blackout began, at 11:50 am on the Portuguese social networks, in the publications published by the European Commission President Ursula Van Der Layen, the news from CNN International.
The source of the publication is uncertain, but the analysis of medium researchers indicates that the initial spread occurred in Portugal, which later served as the basis for other translations, including Russian, after the Portuguese version.
At 13:55, the first obscure reactions of the Russian ‘media’, such as BFM, combined the items that were reported and unqualified rumors, coordinated attack instructions and international destruction.
According to the report, WhatsApp and telegram channels associated with information-rituals were replicated, reaching ten thousand views in the first hours in the first hours.
In the following days, groups of pro -Russian cyberley were responsible for the alleged attack, associated with the evidence that the service attacks were distributed.
“However, cyber security professionals have dismissed any relationship with blackout, insisting that these groups have no operational capacity that causes power infrastructure failures,” the report stated that these groups have taken advantage of the blackout, which tries to invest in mediocre.
In addition, other theories have been broadcast to describe the energy reduction, whose origin is yet to be known, and the researchers also refer to the spread of messages, on the other hand, theoretical spin in Russia.
On the telegram, publications have been broadcast, indicating that the “elasticity test” promoted by the Blackout NATO or social engineering operation to justify the future military climb.
Another theory is associated with the environmental policies of fuel transition, or sanctions against Russia and the decline of European infrastructure, and some of the messages shared in this regard, with evidence created using automatic translation or artificial intelligence.
Throughout the week, most blackout-related publications were shared in X (58.21%) and Facebook (33.68%), followed by Instagram (6.03%), Tictok and Reddit (both 1.04%).
In addition to the X Intelligence Engine, the answers to the user questions about the various articles, the media accounts have been published mostly about the incorrect information related to blackout, especially to rebuild them.
Most of the publications (81%) made during that period are considered neutral, but most of these articles are more than twice as much more than those who believe or propagate them (12%against 6%) and the facts of facts have reached many.
The National Elections Commission (CNE) and ISCTE’s Meadalob, with Lusa partnership, oversee social networks to identify and measure the impact of false information on the May Legislative Campaign extending till May 24.
Mediab is producing reports on harmful phenomena per week.
