Information War Weekly Roundup: Starlink, PHP Flaws, Ransomware
Our information war weekly roundup: Starlink disputes, FBI and CISA warnings on PHP flaws, a CISA catalog addition and the DeepSeek order.
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Information War Update Oct 24, 2026: Internet Freedom Falls 16th Year
Information war: Freedom House logs a 16th year of falling internet freedom, lawmakers press Musk on Starlink and the FBI flags PHP flaws.
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Disinformation Oct 23, 2026: Starlink Row, Iran Fake-Hits Claim
Information war: Washington and Kyiv contradict each other on Starlink, Trump says Iran fakes Hormuz hits, and Russia targets US midterms.
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PHP2Shell: Critical PHP Flaws Take Government Websites Offline
PHP2Shell flaws pushed Finland and the Netherlands to pull sites offline as CISA and NSA urged patches; Microsoft tied the ConnectWise hack to China.
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Disinformation Oct 20, 2026: Trump Remark, Cartel Claim, AI Riot Fakes
Information war: Trump’s “fine on Ukraine” remark meets a deadly strike, Moscow spins a cartel story, and AI fakes blur France’s riots.
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Disinformation Oct 19, 2026: Starshield Reversal, Missed Warnings
Information war: Rubio revises his Starshield account, Kyiv says missile warnings failed again, and Russia hits a Kyiv data center.
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Paul Amar Says Marseille Rioters Targeted Jewish-Owned Shops
French journalist Paul Amar says rioters burned Jewish-owned shops on a Marseille street and spared Muslim-run ones. Officials have not confirmed it.
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Disinformation Oct 18, 2026: Starlink Blame Row, VK Data Center Hit
Information war: Rubio calls a Starlink-throttling report false, Zelenskyy says the cap stays, and drones hit a VK data center.
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Disinformation, Oct 17, 2026: Kremlin Gains Disputed, Fake Draft Clip
Information war: Kyiv rebuts Gerasimov’s claim of 92 captured settlements, a viral draft video proves to be a Kyiv protest, and Iran makes a 500 km claim.
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Foreign Influence Operations, Oct 16, 2026: X Purges 13,000 Accounts
Foreign influence operations: X suspends 13,000 accounts, AI fakes of Houthi airport strikes spread, and Brazil’s court orders Meta to apply equal rules.
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