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Large-scale failure of IT systems caused a wave of misinformation and conspiracy theories.
The recent major failure of IT systems has caused major disruptions to airlines, banks, TV channels and financial institutions, and has also led to the spread of many conspiracy theories. The cause of the incident was a faulty update of the antivirus program based on Microsoft Windows.
This case clearly demonstrated the new reality of information chaos, when after significant world events, conspiracy theories instantly spread on social platforms. Many of these platforms have relaxed their disinformation containment measures, which contributes to the rapid spread of false news.
After the crash, numerous posts began to appear on the Internet, claiming that the world was under attack by sinister forces. On the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), messages began to appear predicting the beginning of a "cyber war".
One of the most popular was the theory that the World Economic Forum (WEF) allegedly organized a global cyber attack. To support this theory, an old WEF video warning of the possibility of a cyberattack with characteristics similar to COVID-19 was used. The video said that the only way to stop the spread of the cyber threat is to disconnect millions of vulnerable devices from each other and from the Internet.
A theory associated with the hashtag "cyber polygon", referring to an international training event to prepare for possible future attacks, also quickly gained popularity.
The incident again highlighted how easily false messages can spread in the context of modern technology platforms, which have reduced content moderation and restored the accounts of well-known disinformation distributors.
The glitch, which brought many aspects of everyday life to a standstill and sent stocks tumbling on the U.S. stock markets, was caused by an error in updating the antivirus program for Windows from the U.S. cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The company's CEO, George Kurtz, said that CrowdStrike has already released a fix and is actively working to solve the problem, but this has not stopped the spread of conspiracy theories.
The scale of this incident and the subsequent wave of disinformation demonstrates the need to improve methods of combating false reports in an era of rapid and large-scale information flows.
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The recent major failure of IT systems has caused major disruptions to airlines, banks, TV channels and financial institutions, and has also led to the spread of many conspiracy theories. The cause of the incident was a faulty update of the antivirus program based on Microsoft Windows.
This case clearly demonstrated the new reality of information chaos, when after significant world events, conspiracy theories instantly spread on social platforms. Many of these platforms have relaxed their disinformation containment measures, which contributes to the rapid spread of false news.
After the crash, numerous posts began to appear on the Internet, claiming that the world was under attack by sinister forces. On the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), messages began to appear predicting the beginning of a "cyber war".
One of the most popular was the theory that the World Economic Forum (WEF) allegedly organized a global cyber attack. To support this theory, an old WEF video warning of the possibility of a cyberattack with characteristics similar to COVID-19 was used. The video said that the only way to stop the spread of the cyber threat is to disconnect millions of vulnerable devices from each other and from the Internet.
A theory associated with the hashtag "cyber polygon", referring to an international training event to prepare for possible future attacks, also quickly gained popularity.
The incident again highlighted how easily false messages can spread in the context of modern technology platforms, which have reduced content moderation and restored the accounts of well-known disinformation distributors.
The glitch, which brought many aspects of everyday life to a standstill and sent stocks tumbling on the U.S. stock markets, was caused by an error in updating the antivirus program for Windows from the U.S. cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The company's CEO, George Kurtz, said that CrowdStrike has already released a fix and is actively working to solve the problem, but this has not stopped the spread of conspiracy theories.
The scale of this incident and the subsequent wave of disinformation demonstrates the need to improve methods of combating false reports in an era of rapid and large-scale information flows.
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