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FBI, cyber-cops zap ~1K Russian AI disinfo Twitter bots

ID: d25e2869-f0ab-5a14-a05b-c3ef32c33856

STIX ID: report--d25e2869-f0ab-5a14-a05b-c3ef32c33856

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
68/100

Date Published: 2024-07-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Matthew Connatser

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The FBI, US Department of Justice and international partners dismantled a Russia-linked bot farm of 968 X accounts and two domains allegedly run by RT and supported by FSB agents; the operation used generative-AI tools (Meliorator and Taras) to create automated, realistic personas to propagate disinformation and sow discord, and the takedown included seizure of domains and suspension of the accounts.

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