In today’s digital age, the boundaries between lawful expression and governmental overreach are becoming increasingly blurred in the United Kingdom. Citizens are finding themselves under scrutiny, and in some cases, facing legal consequences for their online activities, raising significant concerns about the erosion of fundamental human rights. More from Ashleigh Crause: The Fall of the Human Conscience: Programming Desensitization Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs) A particularly alarming development is the recording of Non-Crime Hate Incidents. These are instances where individuals engage in speech or actions that, while not criminal, are perceived as offensive or hateful. Shockingly, these incidents are documented and can appear

On November 5th, 2024, the next President and Vice President of the United States of America will be elected, as well as 1/3 of the U.S. Senators and all 435 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be chosen. In this context, influence operations through digital echo chambers – such as digital platforms and social media – can play a critical role, shaping narratives that can influence people’s opinions, who are exposed to different types of political, scientific, cultural, conspiracy or extremist content. We already put the spotlight on a 2024 marked by provocations in the great march to the polls

After the European elections unfolded, geopolitical attentions shifted to the U.S. election campaign, one of the most dynamic in recent years recently with the Democrats’ recent changeover with Harris as the new nominee. There has been no shortage of controversy : Elon Musk has taken a sharp stance by releasing AI videos against candidate Harris, record fundraising for the Democrats’ campaign, and Trump injured by a gunshot during a rally. The latter has also been a major player within digital crime circles, some of the readers will recall the (alleged) attack in Fulton County by LockBit. LockBitSupp claimed to be in possession

The Pro-Palestinian group BlackMeta (or DarkMeta) announced on August 1, 2024, on their official telegram channel that they conducted a destructive attack on the NSO group’s infrastructure, including the central domain. Along with the site of the Israeli intelligence group, the Europol site also suffered the same treatment by undergoing a strong DDoS attack. On August 3, BlackMeta wanted to update the status of the attack by stating that both sites remained unreachable for at least 24 hours. The group also wanted to clarify the emergency mitigation methods initiated by Europol by bragging about their failures in the face of their attacks.

London, June 25, 2024 – Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released yesterday from the maximum-security Belmarsh prison after spending 1901 days in detention. The news was announced by WikiLeaks on the social media platform X, confirming that Assange has accepted a deal with the U.S. justice system to plead guilty to a minor offense related to the publication of top-secret documents, thus avoiding extradition and allowing him to return to Australia. Assange’s release was made possible by a decision from the High Court in London, which granted him bail. Yesterday afternoon, Assange was released at Stansted Airport, from where he