The Internet Archive Is Being Used As A Disinformation Mule

As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, some outlets are sharing samples of malware, while others are trumpeting politically biased information from both sides of the proverbial aisle, frequently perpetuating biased information as solid truth. This biased information could be disinformation, depending on the motive and subjectively, the severity. Alternatively, accidental omissions or inclusions of inaccuracies without ill-intent is misinformation. For this text, we will refer to biased media reporting from mostly-mainstream sources as politically biased information. I am focusing on disinformation.

The primary difference between the two is that disinformation is more deliberate, with motives seeking to cause more harm, hate, distrust, and doubt. In contrast, biased reporting presents an opinion or point of view as fact. Politically biased reporting can cross the line of disinformation, but this article has a specific focus outside that of mainstream and/or reputable media sources.

As we know, some nation-states and threat actors will “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” and this pandemic is no different. MalwareHunterTeam has shared a few instances of COVID-19 related malware.

While I am interested in malware, I do not possess all the technical expertise and tools to…