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Intelligence Update

Published by Cyber Intelligence on 13 August 2024

 

Green Cicada Network: Emerging X (Twitter) inauthentic account network powered by generative AI

CyberCX Intelligence has identified a network of at least 5,000 inauthentic X accounts almost certainly controlled in concert by an AI large language model system. This network, which we have dubbed the Green Cicada Network, is likely an information operation capability in a developmental state, but we have observed it improving operational execution over time and sharply increase activity since July 2024. The Green Cicada Network primarily engages with divisive US political issues and may plausibly be staged to interfere in the upcoming presidential election. It has also amplified hot-button political issues in other democracies, including Australia. Our primary purpose in publishing this Intelligence Update is to expose this network before it causes harm, and to facilitate further research. The Green Cicada Network also offers important insights about emerging malicious uses of generative AI.

 


 

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