Russia and
China among state and other actors spreading
fake news and disruption, say expertsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our
Coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus crisis has sparked a “perfect storm” of global online disinformation, cyber-espionage and disruption, involving up to a dozen states but most prominently
Russia and China, experts have warned.
In the midst of a pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of people, analysts have witnessed a sharp rise in deliberate misinformation campaigns on
Social Media, which have occurred in parallel with attempts to
Hack international organisations at the forefront of the coronavirus response.