Pro-Russian influence groups are fomenting fears of physical threats at the 2024 Paris Olympics, promoting possible terrorist attacks and violence stemming from the Israel-Gaza conflict, according to research from Microsoft published Monday.
The online campaign — which also seeks to denigrate France, French President Emmanuel Macron and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) — blends traditional influence techniques with artificial intelligence, complete with a fake Netflix documentary featuring a fugazi Tom Cruise voiceover.
It dovetails with warnings from France that the Olympic Games face an “unprecedented level of threat” this year in cyberspace and decades of Russian cyber aggression against the Olympics amid conflict with the IOC.
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Fake Tom Cruise warns of violence at Paris Olympics in pro-Russian info op
Fake Tom Cruise warns of violence at Paris Olympics in pro-Russian info op
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