💻 Technology Published 41d ago · 2 sources

Caught Using Deception: Astroturf and Exploit Kits

💡 Why it matters

These exposures show that both corporate spin and cyberattacks are increasingly detectable, raising the stakes for anyone trying to manipulate public opinion or breach systems.

Paramount was caught using an astroturf group to fabricate public support for its merger, while four separate hacking groups were found using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit. Both incidents reveal how deceptive tactics leave identifiable traces that lead back to the.