Hyderabad, June 12 -- An Israeli private firm named BlackCore, already under scrutiny for alleged interference in France's local elections in March this year, is now suspected of conducting digital influence operations targeting elections in New York City and Scotland, and of being active in Angola and Togo as well, France's official disinformation watchdog said on Thursday, June 11.

The disclosure came from Viginum, France's inter-ministerial service for detecting foreign digital interference, at a press conference held alongside Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu in Paris.

Viginum chief Marc-Antoine Brillant told reporters that extensive technical investigations had led the agency to BlackCore, and that the firm's methods extended well ...