In a world increasingly dominated by the rapid-fire spread of unverified information on social media, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was recently forced to step in and put a stop to a wave of panic. Rumors had been swirling online claiming that an attack on the vessel Liaki Freedom, located near Oman, had resulted in the deaths of Indian crew members. The situation quickly escalated, creating intense anxiety among the families of those working at sea. However, the Indian government acted swiftly, contacting the ship’s captain directly. The captain confirmed that the vessel and every single soul on board…

The digital landscape has long been touted as a forum for open democratic debate, but recent revelations from French cybersecurity authorities have cast a shadow over that optimism. Viginum, the French government’s specialized agency for detecting foreign disinformation, has officially identified an Israeli firm called BlackCore as a major player in a series of sophisticated digital interference operations. According to Marc-Antoine Brillant, the head of the agency, this isn’t just a localized scandal involving rogue actors or automated bots; it represents a systematic attempt to reach into the internal political processes of sovereign nations to tip the scales. By analyzing…