Manipulated

Theresa Payton

doi:10.5771/9781538133514

Manipulated

Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth

1. Edition 2020

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538133514
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-3350-7
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-3351-4
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Cybersecurity expert Theresa Payton tells battlefront stories from the global war being conducted through clicks, swipes, internet access, technical backdoors and massive espionage schemes. She investigates the cyberwarriors who are planning tomorrow’s attacks, weaving a fascinating yet bone-chilling tale of Artificial Intelligent mutations carrying out attacks without human intervention, “deepfake” videos that look real to the naked eye, and chatbots that beget other chatbots. Finally, Payton offers readers telltale signs that their most fundamental beliefs are being meddled with and actions they can take or demand that corporations and elected officials must take before it is too late.

Payton reveals:

How digital voting machines, voting online, and automatic registration may boost turnout but make us more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
How trolls from Russia and other nations actively stroke discord among Americans in falsely-generated controversies over race relations, vaccinations, fracking, and other social issues.
Whether what we have uncovered from the Mueller investigation so far is only what they wanted us to know.

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i–5 Preface i–5
6–21 1: How Did We Get Here? 6–21
22–34 2: Motives and Targets: Manipulation in a Post-Truth, Post-Trust Era 22–34
35–42 3: How Do You Know What You Think You Know? 35–42
43–61 4: The Manipulators and Their Methods 43–61
62–73 5: Hackers in the Trenches 62–73
74–85 6: Exclusive Interview: Anatomy of a Manipulation Campaign 74–85
86–101 7: The US Elections, 2016 to 2018 86–101
102–111 8: America Isn’t the Only Target 102–111
112–129 9: The Next Target: What Attacks Can We Expect in 2020 and Beyond? 112–129
130–141 10: Your Worst Nightmare: The Death of Democracy 130–141
142–149 11: What Can You Do? 142–149
150–152 Acknowledgments 150–152
153–181 Notes 153–181
182–191 Index 182–191
192–196 About the Author 192–196

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