Secrets investigate origin of disinformation on blackout

The Information and Security Service (SIS) is trying to investigate the origin of the message that circulated through WhatsApp and the social networks less than an hour after the start of the blackout that hit Portugal and Spain and, simulating news from CNN Internationalattributed the responsibility for breaking energy to groups of hackers Russians supported by Moscow. According to the sources contacted by the Sunrisethe fact that the text was elaborated, with statements from protagonists who gave it great credibility, and the detail of being placed to circulate so quickly can indicate some preparation. The clarification of the origin may be relevant to ascertain whether the message will be part of any wider disinformation campaign in the context of war in Ukraine.

«The text began to be shared quickly on WhatsApp and social networks. From Brussels there were no indications of anything »remember the Sunrise Source of the secrets that requested the anonymity. «Now we have to do the historical reconstitution to see if we discover the origin. On social networks, like X, it is possible to do the reverse route. On whatsapp it is more difficult, but we are trying »guarantees.

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