Overview
- Yvette Cooper says hostile states are flooding social media with generative AI and manipulated videos designed to chip away at Western backing for Ukraine.
- Officials cite Russia-linked operations, including the Doppelgänger network and forged materials, as well as fake PAS party websites used during Moldova’s September elections.
- The campaigns also aim to deepen domestic rifts in the UK by amplifying divisive narratives on migration, gender and climate, Cooper will warn.
- Cooper is set to announce UK actions to counter interference and cyber threats and to press for tighter coordination with allies.
- Reporting notes the UK endured about 7.8 million cyber attacks last year, with recent incidents hitting the NHS and major firms, as leaders held talks in London and Washington focused on Ukraine’s future.