American intelligence and law enforcement officials have been investigating possible Russian interference in the upcoming US presidential elections since earlier this year, and are attempting to determine if Russia is trying to undermine Biden. — AP
Fake news campaigns orchestrated by pro-Russian actors are thriving ahead of the US elections, stoking concerns of a repeat of the large-scale interference that disrupted 2016’s ballot, says cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc.
Among the more prominent is an operation dubbed Ghostwriter because its participants masquerade as journalists or analysts to push fabricated content in media friendly to Russia across the Baltic region, designed to unsettle NATO presence there.
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