Want big tech companies and sports leagues to stop giving in to Beijing's demands? Make sure they feel safe from the Chinese cyberthreat, Sen. Ben Sasse says.

Gen. Paul Nakasone says China's information warfare efforts are only meant to help the country exert authoritarian control.

Hackers that appear to be acting in the interest of China’s government have been hijacking and using fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, according to Graphika research.

Symantec now says that Thrip is likely another threat group — known Billbug or Lotus Blossom — that has been operating against targets in South Asia for approximately a decade.

Twitter also announced it would no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media.

It's hardly the first time Twitter has been used to amplify questionable narratives.