US Cyber Command is reportedly targeting Russian operatives who could interfere in the midterm elections

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• The United States has launched a cyber campaign aimed at Russian operatives in an effort to curb misinformation ahead of the November 6 congressional elections, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
• Sources said the US Cyber Command the military's cyber warfare division, was targeting individuals associated with influence campaigns with direct messages in an effort to deter them from spreading propaganda and fake information.
• The report comes days after the US government unveiled what one official said was the first criminal charges linked to attempted interference in next month's midterm elections.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has launched a cyber campaign aimed at Russian operatives in an effort to curb misinformation ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, in what it said was the first known such operation to protect American elections.

The Times, citing unnamed defense officials briefed on the operation, said the US Cyber Command, the military's cyber warfare division, was using direct messages to target individuals behind influence campaigns in an effort to deter them from spreading propaganda and fake information.

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