Weaponised Disinformation Could Unleash City-Wide Blackouts, Researchers Warn – ScienceAlert

In 2020, we’re sadly used to hearing how disinformation campaigns are being waged to influence people’s thinking, spread fake news, and further political agendas But the same tactics aren’t solely a threat in terms of long-term social manipulation, scientists warn.
In a new study, researchers demonstrate that weaponised disinformation campaigns could also hypothetically be exploited to execute relatively immediate attacks on critical infrastructure using coercive methods to manipulate citizens …

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