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The operations were: • A previously unreported operation from Russia, which we dubbed "Bad Grammar", operating mainly on Telegram and targeting Ukraine, Moldov
by sturza 2y ago
The operations were:
• A previously unreported operation from Russia, which we dubbed "Bad Grammar", operating mainly on Telegram and targeting Ukraine, Moldova, the Baltic States and the United States;
• A persistent Russian threat actor posting content about Ukraine across the internet, known as "Doppelganger";
• A persistent Chinese threat actor posting content across the internet to praise China and criticize its critics, known as "Spamouflage";
• A persistent Iranian threat actor posting web content that supported Iran and criticized
Israel and the US, known as the International Union of Virtual Media (IUVM);
• A commercial company in Israel called STOIC, generating content about the Gaza conflict, and to a lesser extent the Histadrut trade unions organization in Israel and the Indian elections. We have nicknamed this operation "Zero Zeno" for the founder of the stoic school of philosophy, and to reflect the low levels of engagement that its various campaigns attracted.
- newzisforsukas 2y agoNo US based operations targeting foreign or domestic entities? I guess they already have that in house?
- red-iron-pine 2y agowe've been talking about GPT-fueled propaganda campaigns on HN since before COVID... so very likely in-house. Likely in-house for many of the other actors above; this may just be low-hanging fruit, or operations designed to hit specific demographics in specific countries.
- fzzzy 2y agoSurely the US has already had this in house for at least a decade.
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