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6/15/2020 18:38:27,IAE7CREQ,Russia >> United States 2016,,NBC News,,,United States,Media,Internet Research Agency,USAIRA.ru ,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,NBC: Russia Responsible for Fake Disinformation Campaign,"NBC examined a website linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, which announced that it had undertaken a massive operation against the 2018 U.S. midterm election. ""Whether you vote or not, there is no difference as we control the voting and counting systems,"" the website declared. NBC could find no evidence that the operation existed.",https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/russian-troll-farm-set-elaborate-social-media-trap-midterms-no-n933781,https://web.archive.org/web/20200615223555/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/russian-troll-farm-set-elaborate-social-media-trap-midterms-no-n933781,https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_15/2228976/171116-google-street-view-internet-research-agency-russia-ew-1114a_1baabf71c3a69e02c66a474b203cc7ce.fit-560w.jpg,Google Street View/NBC,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube",,,11/1/2016,11/6/2018,11/7/2018,Sockpuppets,1078,357,319,1754,7,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,0,0,1,1,2,8,14, 6/15/2020 18:38,IAE7CREQ,Russia >> United States 2016,,NBC News,,,United States,Media,Internet Research Agency,USAIRA.ru ,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,NBC: Russia Responsible for Fake Disinformation Campaign,"NBC examined a website linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, which announced that it had undertaken a massive operation against the 2018 U.S. midterm election. ""Whether you vote or not, there is no difference as we control the voting and counting systems,"" the website declared. NBC could find no evidence that the operation existed.",https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/russian-troll-farm-set-elaborate-social-media-trap-midterms-no-n933781,https://web.archive.org/web/20200615223555/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/russian-troll-farm-set-elaborate-social-media-trap-midterms-no-n933781,https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_15/2228976/171116-google-street-view-internet-research-agency-russia-ew-1114a_1baabf71c3a69e02c66a474b203cc7ce.fit-560w.jpg,Google Street View/NBC,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube",,,11/1/2016,11/6/2018,11/7/2018,Sockpuppets,1078,357,319,1754,7,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,1,4,8,16,,1,1,0,0,0,39,1709,0,0,0,14,25,0,1063,327,319,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/17/2020 20:32:22,QHVF6C7V,Russia >> United States ,Senior U.S. Official ,Defense Secretary James Mattis,,,United States,Government,,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Mattis: Russia Attempted to Interfere in 2018 Election,Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis confirmed in a Fox News interview that Russia had attempted to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm election. He did not specify further details.,https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/01/mattis-confirms-russia-interfered-in-us-midterm-elections-putin-trump/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200618002957/https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/01/mattis-confirms-russia-interfered-in-us-midterm-elections-putin-trump/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/James_Mattis_official_Transition_portrait.jpg/480px-James_Mattis_official_Transition_portrait.jpg,Wikimedia,,,,,,,12/1/2018,,36907,7514,40865,85286,13,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,9, 6/17/2020 20:32,QHVF6C7V,Russia >> United States,Senior U.S. Official,Defense Secretary James Mattis,,,United States,Government,,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Mattis: Russia Attempted to Interfere in 2018 Election,Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis confirmed in a Fox News interview that Russia had attempted to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm election. He did not specify further details.,https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/01/mattis-confirms-russia-interfered-in-us-midterm-elections-putin-trump/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200618002957/https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/01/mattis-confirms-russia-interfered-in-us-midterm-elections-putin-trump/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/James_Mattis_official_Transition_portrait.jpg/480px-James_Mattis_official_Transition_portrait.jpg,Wikimedia,,,,,,,12/1/2018,,36907,7514,40865,85286,13,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,9,,3,2,2,1,0,13764,22647,45914,1815,0,12058,755,951,16255,1100,5292,7395,5358,33161,404,40,1371,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/28/2020 14:28:04,XBVGVN5V,Iran >> United States 2010,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,783,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Facebook removed 783 pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran. The accounts posted commentary on Israeli-Palestinian relations and the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, targeting audiences in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States and falsely portraying themselves as locals. Some pages had been active since 2010.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200425191628/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/irancontentexample5-1.png?resize=506%2C434,Facebook,,Facebook,,FALSE,1/1/2010,1/31/2019,1/31/2019,Sockpuppets,19385,7418,1023,27826,115,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15, 4/28/2020 14:28,XBVGVN5V,Iran >> United States 2010,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,783,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Facebook removed 783 pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran. The accounts posted commentary on Israeli-Palestinian relations and the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, targeting audiences in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States and falsely portraying themselves as locals. Some pages had been active since 2010.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200425191628/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/irancontentexample5-1.png?resize=506%2C434,Facebook,,Facebook,,FALSE,1/1/2010,1/31/2019,1/31/2019,Sockpuppets,19384,7415,1023,27822,113,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15,,2,9,7,3,1,841,19960,1807,199,51,700,141,0,13248,5876,836,1308,488,11,106,87,6,27,24,0,11/10/2019,1/31/2019,https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/,262,30000,356,2000000,3,1600,8,162,254000,1
5/4/2020 15:04:18,UCMQQ4SU,Iran >> United States 2016,,Twitter,,,United States ,Technology Company,"Iran, Internet Research Agency, Venezuela",,"Iran, Russia, Venezuela",,"Direct Attribution, Proxy/Inferred Attribution",,"Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran, Russia, Venezuela","Twitter removed 2,617 malicious accounts that it believes may have originated in Iran, as well as 418 accounts from Russia that exhibited behavior similar to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter also removed 764 accounts located in Venezuela for a ""foreign campaign of spammy content focused on divisive political themes.""",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/further_research_information_operations.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200427201733/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/further_research_information_operations.html,https://pixabay.com/get/57e2d1464c54af14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfed565271_640.jpg,Free-Photos/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,8/1/2018,1/31/2019,1/31/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",9183,3472,788,13443,17,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,0,1,1,0,1,3,1,0,1,1,0,3,7,13, 5/4/2020 15:04,UCMQQ4SU,Iran >> United States 2016,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,"Iran, Internet Research Agency, Venezuela",,"Iran, Russia, Venezuela",,"Direct Attribution, Proxy/Inferred Attribution",,"Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran, Russia, Venezuela","Twitter removed 2,617 malicious accounts that it believes may have originated in Iran, as well as 418 accounts from Russia that exhibited behavior similar to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter also removed 764 accounts located in Venezuela for a ""foreign campaign of spammy content focused on divisive political themes.""",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/further_research_information_operations.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200427201733/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/further_research_information_operations.html,https://pixabay.com/get/57e2d1464c54af14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfed565271_640.jpg,Free-Photos/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,8/1/2018,1/31/2019,1/31/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",9183,3472,788,13443,17,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,0,1,1,0,1,3,1,0,1,1,0,3,7,13,,1,3,0,1,1,838,5847,0,615,502,697,141,0,3359,1793,695,0,0,0,326,266,23,478,19,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5/4/2020 15:17:09,4TVIMK7Y,"Macedonia, Kosovo >> United States 2017",,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,individuals,,"Macedonia, Kosovo",,Non-Aligned Commercial Activity,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Kosovo/Macedonia,"Facebook removed 212 pages, groups and accounts originating in Macedonia and Kosovo for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts ran pages claiming to represent political communities in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., where they posted about topics like nationalism, Islam, and political figures. They also shared content on astrology, celebrities, and beauty.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200420063703/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/,https://pixabay.com/get/57e7dc4b4a53ad14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfed545476_640.jpg,D1_TheOne/Pixabay,,Facebook,,,1/1/2017,1/1/2017,3/26/2019,Sockpuppets,1487,214,2606,4307,24,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15, 5/4/2020 15:17,4TVIMK7Y,"Macedonia, Kosovo >> United States 2017",,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,individuals,,"Macedonia, Kosovo",,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Kosovo/Macedonia,"Facebook removed 212 pages, groups and accounts originating in Macedonia and Kosovo for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts ran pages claiming to represent political communities in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., where they posted about topics like nationalism, Islam, and political figures. They also shared content on astrology, celebrities, and beauty.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200420063703/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/,https://pixabay.com/get/57e7dc4b4a53ad14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfed545476_640.jpg,D1_TheOne/Pixabay,,Facebook,,,1/1/2017,1/1/2017,3/26/2019,Sockpuppets,1487,214,2606,4307,24,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15,,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,41,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,18,21,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,11/10/2019,3/26/2019,https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/,40,5800,172,685000,0,0,0,0,0,1
5/4/2020 15:21:52,WI5CM5LF,Iran >> United States 2017,,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,FireEye,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Based on a tip from FireEye, Facebook removed 51 Facebook accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts originated in Iran and discussed topics like U.S. and British politics, U.S. secessionist movements, Islam, Arab minorities in Iran, and the influence of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. The accounts also impersonated legitimate news organizations and attempted to contact authentic Instagram accounts.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200504192049/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5.28.19-samples.002.jpeg,Facebook,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,12/9/2015,5/28/2019,5/28/2019,"Brigading, Sockpuppets",3748,1138,168,5054,24,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,14, 5/4/2020 15:21,WI5CM5LF,Iran >> United States 2017,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,FireEye,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Based on a tip from FireEye, Facebook removed 51 Facebook accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts originated in Iran and discussed topics like U.S. and British politics, U.S. secessionist movements, Islam, Arab minorities in Iran, and the influence of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. The accounts also impersonated legitimate news organizations and attempted to contact authentic Instagram accounts.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200504192049/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5.28.19-samples.002.jpeg,Facebook,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,12/9/2015,5/28/2019,5/28/2019,"Brigading, Sockpuppets",3748,1138,168,5054,24,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,14,,1,3,4,1,0,830,2279,1074,184,0,830,0,0,1816,438,25,644,309,121,131,42,11,0,0,0,11/5/2019,5/28/2019,https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/,36,0,51,21000,7,1900,0,3,2600,1
5/4/2020 15:26:52,B3RT49PV,Iran >> United States 2018,,Twitter,,,United States ,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,accounts,Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran,"Twitter removed more than 4,700 accounts associated with or directly backed by the Iranian government. The accounts tweeted news content with a pro-Iran perspective and engaged in conversations on Iran and Israel. In some cases, they appeared to engage with U.S. Twitter users.",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/information-ops-on-twitter.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200502004018/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/information-ops-on-twitter.html,https://pixabay.com/get/54e6dc404853ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec505473_640.jpg,jorono/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,10/1/2018,6/13/2019,6/13/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",7311,4238,363,11912,95,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,2,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,1,0,4,6,14, 5/4/2020 15:26,B3RT49PV,Iran >> United States 2018,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,accounts,Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran,"Twitter removed more than 4,700 accounts associated with or directly backed by the Iranian government. The accounts tweeted news content with a pro-Iran perspective and engaged in conversations on Iran and Israel. In some cases, they appeared to engage with U.S. Twitter users.",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/information-ops-on-twitter.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200502004018/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/information-ops-on-twitter.html,https://pixabay.com/get/54e6dc404853ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec505473_640.jpg,jorono/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,10/1/2018,6/13/2019,6/13/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",7311,4238,363,11912,95,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,1,0,4,6,14,,0,3,5,0,1,0,640,647,0,251,0,0,0,467,170,3,452,159,36,0,0,0,148,103,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/16/2020 18:00:24,G7LNVVQF,Iran >> United States 2019,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,"Holmium, Mercury, Thallium, Yttrium, Strontium","Holmium Mercury, Thallium, Yttrium Strontium","Iran, North Korea, Russia",,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Microsoft: Foreign Cyberattacks Target Election Security,"Between August 2018 and July 2019, Microsoft notified 781 political campaigns, parties, and democracy-focused NGOs that their accounts were targeted by nation-state actors. The majority of these attacks originated in Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and 95% of them targeted U.S.-based organizations.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200616215909/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Voting_United_States.jpg,Tom Arthur/Wikimedia,,,,Email,,7/16/2019,7/17/2019,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,11555,4493,1459,17507,152,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,1,0,0,0,1,7,10, 6/16/2020 18:00,G7LNVVQF,Iran >> United States 2019,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,"Holmium, Mercury, Thallium, Yttrium, Strontium","Holmium Mercury, Thallium, Yttrium Strontium","Iran, North Korea, Russia",,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Microsoft: Foreign Cyberattacks Target Election Security,"Between August 2018 and July 2019, Microsoft notified 781 political campaigns, parties, and democracy-focused NGOs that their accounts were targeted by nation-state actors. The majority of these attacks originated in Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and 95% of them targeted U.S.-based organizations.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200616215909/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Voting_United_States.jpg,Tom Arthur/Wikimedia,,,,Email,,7/16/2019,7/17/2019,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,11460,4305,1459,17224,150,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,0,1,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,10,,0,4,7,0,0,0,6518,3371,0,0,0,0,0,4600,1772,146,2076,1084,211,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5/6/2020 11:40:57,NNFS2A1Q,Russia >> United States 2018,,Reddit,,,United States ,Technology Company,Secondary Infektion,DELETE,Russia,,Direct Attribution,"leaks, Britain",Reddit: Assets Linked to Russia,"Reddit banned 1 subreddit and 61 accounts for vote manipulation and misuse of the platform. These accounts were linked to “Secondary Infektion,” a global Russian disinformation campaign analyzed by Graphika, which built on an earlier report by the DFRLab.",https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/e74nml/suspected_campaign_from_russia_on_reddit/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200503114319/https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/e74nml/suspected_campaign_from_russia_on_reddit/,https://miro.medium.com/max/1900/1*YeUqtIshY8RSS1Trtlpdsw.jpeg,@KaranKanishk/DFRLab,,Reddit,,,1/1/2018,7/22/2019,12/6/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",81944,26466,60462,168872,193,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,1,0,4,7,15, 5/6/2020 11:40,NNFS2A1Q,Russia >> United States 2018,,Reddit,,,United States,Technology Company,Secondary Infektion,DELETE,Russia,,Direct Attribution,"leaks, Britain",Reddit: Assets Linked to Russia,"Reddit banned 1 subreddit and 61 accounts for vote manipulation and misuse of the platform. These accounts were linked to “Secondary Infektion,” a global Russian disinformation campaign analyzed by Graphika, which built on an earlier report by the DFRLab.",https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/e74nml/suspected_campaign_from_russia_on_reddit/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200503114319/https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/e74nml/suspected_campaign_from_russia_on_reddit/,https://miro.medium.com/max/1900/1*YeUqtIshY8RSS1Trtlpdsw.jpeg,@KaranKanishk/DFRLab,,Reddit,,,1/1/2018,7/22/2019,12/6/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",81944,26466,60462,168872,193,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,7,15,,4,16,13,1,1,1602,15185,12314,4,7262,1282,293,27,9427,3348,2410,10122,1549,643,0,2,2,5838,1424,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5/6/2020 15:40:23,72SHQDJ4,"Thailand, Russia >> United States 2020",,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,New Eastern Outlook ,,"Thailand, Russia",,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Russia/Thailand,"Facebook removed 12 accounts and 10 pages for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts originated in Thailand and targeted Thailand and the U.S. The network used sockpuppet accounts to run pages, increase engagement, disseminate content, drive people to off-platform blogs posing as news outlets, and push divisive narratives on topics like Thai politics, U.S.-China relations, and protests in Hong Kong. This activity was linked to New Eastern Outlook, a Russian government-funded journal.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200506193859/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cib-2.png?resize=553%2C592,Facebook,,Facebook,,,,7/25/2020,7/25/2019,Sockpuppets,607,174,122,903,33,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,14, 5/6/2020 15:40,72SHQDJ4,"Thailand, Russia >> United States 2020",,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,New Eastern Outlook,,"Thailand, Russia",,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Russia/Thailand,"Facebook removed 12 accounts and 10 pages for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts originated in Thailand and targeted Thailand and the U.S. The network used sockpuppet accounts to run pages, increase engagement, disseminate content, drive people to off-platform blogs posing as news outlets, and push divisive narratives on topics like Thai politics, U.S.-China relations, and protests in Hong Kong. This activity was linked to New Eastern Outlook, a Russian government-funded journal.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200506193859/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cib-2.png?resize=553%2C592,Facebook,,Facebook,,,,7/25/2020,7/25/2019,Sockpuppets,607,174,122,903,33,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,14,,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11/7/2019,7/25/2019,https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/,10,18000,12,38000,0,0,0,0,0,1
6/23/2020 16:18:08,E8YL4KIJ,Iran >> United States 2019,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,Phosphorus,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Microsoft: Cyberattacks Linked to Iran Target 2020 Election,"An Iranian hacker group made more than 2,700 attempts to identify the email accounts of current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering political campaigns, and accounts associated with a presidential campaign during a 30-day period. The group then attacked 241 of these accounts.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201118/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/,https://pixabay.com/get/55e3d1414c5baa14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec555773_640.jpg,B_A/Pixabay,,,,Email,,9/30/2019,10/4/2019,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,84311,25884,22505,132700,324,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,13, 6/23/2020 16:18,E8YL4KIJ,Iran >> United States 2019,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,Phosphorus,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Microsoft: Cyberattacks Linked to Iran Target 2020 Election,"An Iranian hacker group made more than 2,700 attempts to identify the email accounts of current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering political campaigns, and accounts associated with a presidential campaign during a 30-day period. The group then attacked 241 of these accounts.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201118/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/,https://pixabay.com/get/55e3d1414c5baa14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec555773_640.jpg,B_A/Pixabay,,,,Email,,9/30/2019,10/4/2019,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,84262,25884,22505,132651,323,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,0,0,1,7,13,,4,21,14,1,6,41119,38492,8591,84,956,35175,5720,224,25755,12206,531,5129,2725,737,20,54,10,663,278,15,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/28/2020 14:39:53,QVQ936DM,Iran >> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,"BLMNews, Liberty Front Press, Internet Research Agency","BLMNews AND Liberty Front Press, Internet Research Agency","Iran, Russia",,Direct Attribution,,"Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran, Russia","Facebook removed 93 accounts, 17 pages and four Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The activity was mainly targeted at the U.S. Fake and compromised accounts were used to masquerade as locals, join groups, and drive people to off-platform sites associated with the Iran-linked “Liberty Front Press.” The accounts typically posted about U.S. and Israeli politics, support for Palestine, and the conflict in Yemen.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200425035551/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hands-in.png?w=960&resize=656%2C311,Facebook,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Instagram",,,2/5/2017,10/21/2019,10/21/2019,Sockpuppets,36701,7320,2995,47016,9,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15, 4/28/2020 14:39,QVQ936DM,Iran >> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,"BLMNews, Liberty Front Press, Internet Research Agency","BLMNews AND Liberty Front Press, Internet Research Agency","Iran, Russia",,Direct Attribution,,"Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran, Russia","Facebook removed 93 accounts, 17 pages and four Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The activity was mainly targeted at the U.S. Fake and compromised accounts were used to masquerade as locals, join groups, and drive people to off-platform sites associated with the Iran-linked “Liberty Front Press.” The accounts typically posted about U.S. and Israeli politics, support for Palestine, and the conflict in Yemen.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200425035551/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/,https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hands-in.png?w=960&resize=656%2C311,Facebook,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Instagram",,,2/5/2017,10/21/2019,10/21/2019,Sockpuppets,36701,7320,2995,47016,9,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,0,1,2,7,15,,1,2,1,0,0,1784,42034,2494,0,0,883,237,664,32815,6889,2330,2437,57,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11/5/2019,10/21/2019,https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/,20,0,98,7745,0,0,0,61,253445,3
5/6/2020 13:41:13,EWEDMP63,Saudi Arabia >>> United States 2018,,Twitter,,,United States ,Technology Company,Smaat ,,Saudi Arabia ,,Direct Attribution,,Twitter: Assets Linked to Saudi Arabia,"Twitter blocked 88,000 accounts engaged in spammy behavior and attributed them to a significant state-backed information operation originating in Saudi Arabia. The accounts were managed by Smaat, a social media marketing company that ran Twitter accounts for high-profile individuals and Saudi government departments. The accounts pushed messages favorable to the Saudi authorities, amplifying discussion about sanctions in Iran and appearances by Saudi government officials in Western media.",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/new-disclosures-to-our-archive-of-state-backed-information-operations.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200506173908/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/new-disclosures-to-our-archive-of-state-backed-information-operations.html,https://pixabay.com/get/54e6dc444950ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec545777_640.jpg,Kaufdex/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,1/1/2018,12/20/2019,12/20/2019,"Brigading, Sockpuppets, Botnets",120608,17160,32448,170216,208,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,1,1,5,7,17, 5/6/2020 13:41,EWEDMP63,Saudi Arabia >>> United States 2018,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,Smaat,,Saudi Arabia,,Direct Attribution,,Twitter: Assets Linked to Saudi Arabia,"Twitter blocked 88,000 accounts engaged in spammy behavior and attributed them to a significant state-backed information operation originating in Saudi Arabia. The accounts were managed by Smaat, a social media marketing company that ran Twitter accounts for high-profile individuals and Saudi government departments. The accounts pushed messages favorable to the Saudi authorities, amplifying discussion about sanctions in Iran and appearances by Saudi government officials in Western media.",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/new-disclosures-to-our-archive-of-state-backed-information-operations.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200506173908/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/new-disclosures-to-our-archive-of-state-backed-information-operations.html,https://pixabay.com/get/54e6dc444950ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec545777_640.jpg,Kaufdex/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,1/1/2018,12/20/2019,12/20/2019,"Brigading, Sockpuppets, Botnets",120540,17157,32448,170145,205,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,1,1,4,7,17,,1,7,10,4,3,218,30409,46860,335,78,164,54,0,25512,3141,1756,12705,3778,30377,202,129,4,54,23,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/28/2020 14:33:06,B2K8L2QM,"United States,Vietnam >> United States 2020",,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,"Epoch Media Group, The BL ",,"United States,Vietnam ",Vietnam,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Anti-China Media Organization,"Facebook removed 610 accounts, 89 pages, 156 groups and 72 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior on behalf of a government or foreign actor. The activity was primarily targeted at the U.S. and linked to The BL and Epoch Media Group, both U.S.-based media companies. The network was run by individuals in Vietnam and the U.S. It used fake accounts (some of which had profile photos generated by deep learning processes) and automated posting to direct traffic to off-platform sites. The accounts also masqueraded as Americans and posted on U.S. political issues.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200427035411/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/,https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E0BAQEt6S9z7QLAWg/company-logo_200_200/0?e=2159024400&v=beta&t=JbZ1bwIYPtksYzUzDU4I2fpF5rWnHoD_H7Psf_TieI4,Linkedin,,Facebook,,,10/5/2019,12/20/2019,12/20/2019,Sockpuppets,537852,18838,33474,590164,320,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,1,1,4,7,16, 4/28/2020 14:33,B2K8L2QM,"United States,Vietnam >> United States 2020",,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,"Epoch Media Group, The BL",,"United States,Vietnam",Vietnam,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Anti-China Media Organization,"Facebook removed 610 accounts, 89 pages, 156 groups and 72 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior on behalf of a government or foreign actor. The activity was primarily targeted at the U.S. and linked to The BL and Epoch Media Group, both U.S.-based media companies. The network was run by individuals in Vietnam and the U.S. It used fake accounts (some of which had profile photos generated by deep learning processes) and automated posting to direct traffic to off-platform sites. The accounts also masqueraded as Americans and posted on U.S. political issues.",https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200427035411/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/,https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E0BAQEt6S9z7QLAWg/company-logo_200_200/0?e=2159024400&v=beta&t=JbZ1bwIYPtksYzUzDU4I2fpF5rWnHoD_H7Psf_TieI4,Linkedin,,Facebook,,,10/5/2019,12/20/2019,12/20/2019,Sockpuppets,537840,18838,33474,590152,319,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,1,1,1,4,7,15,,4,7,11,5,2,27375,240518,41926,2876,3441,23195,671,3509,203924,12204,24390,37980,1359,2587,1435,679,762,3208,233,0,12/21/2019,12/20/2019,https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/,89,9500000,610,55000000,156,381500,0,72,92000,1
6/16/2020 17:51:10,2VHOY7IC,North Korea >> United States 2019,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,Thallium,,North Korea,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Microsoft: Cyberattacks Linked to North Korea,"A U.S. district court unsealed Microsoft documents describing cyberattacks by a hacking group called Thallium, which is believed to operate from North Korea. Targets included government employees, think tanks, university staff members, members of organizations focused on world peace and human rights, and individuals that work on nuclear proliferation issues. Most of the targets were based in the U.S.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/12/30/microsoft-court-action-against-nation-state-cybercrime/ ,https://web.archive.org/web/20200616204428/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/12/30/microsoft-court-action-against-nation-state-cybercrime/,https://pixabay.com/get/57e1d0424b51ab14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec5b5779_640.jpg,Chickenonline/Pixabay,,,,Email,,7/16/2019,12/30/2019,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,11781,3763,1097,16641,257,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,14, 6/16/2020 17:51,2VHOY7IC,North Korea >> United States 2019,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,Thallium,,North Korea,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Microsoft: Cyberattacks Linked to North Korea,"A U.S. district court unsealed Microsoft documents describing cyberattacks by a hacking group called Thallium, which is believed to operate from North Korea. Targets included government employees, think tanks, university staff members, members of organizations focused on world peace and human rights, and individuals that work on nuclear proliferation issues. Most of the targets were based in the U.S.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/12/30/microsoft-court-action-against-nation-state-cybercrime/ ,https://web.archive.org/web/20200616204428/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/12/30/microsoft-court-action-against-nation-state-cybercrime/,https://pixabay.com/get/57e1d0424b51ab14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec5b5779_640.jpg,Chickenonline/Pixabay,,,,Email,,7/16/2019,12/30/2019,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,11777,3761,1097,16635,256,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,0,1,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,12,,0,6,11,2,2,0,5250,2495,23,61,0,0,0,3645,1080,525,2192,287,16,7,14,2,38,23,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/28/2020 14:21:31,CU6V8230,Iran >> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Facebook removed 6 Facebook accounts and 5 Instagram accounts involved in foreign interference originating in Iran and targeted at the U.S. The network used fake accounts to attempt to contact public figures as well as to share posts on the U.S. elections, Christianity, U.S.-Iran relations, U.S. immigration policy, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Facebook found links between this network and the network that it had removed in January 2019.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/02/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior/,http://archive.ph/6WdYn,https://pixabay.com/get/51e6d040484faa0df7c5997cc128377d1436d7e35a_640.png,Simon Steinberger/Pixabay,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,1/1/2020,2/1/2020,2/12/2020,Sockpuppets,51450,3470,1195,56115,171,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,1,0,3,7,15, 4/28/2020 14:21,CU6V8230,Iran >> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Facebook removed 6 Facebook accounts and 5 Instagram accounts involved in foreign interference originating in Iran and targeted at the U.S. The network used fake accounts to attempt to contact public figures as well as to share posts on the U.S. elections, Christianity, U.S.-Iran relations, U.S. immigration policy, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Facebook found links between this network and the network that it had removed in January 2019.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/02/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior/,http://archive.ph/6WdYn,https://pixabay.com/get/51e6d040484faa0df7c5997cc128377d1436d7e35a_640.png,Simon Steinberger/Pixabay,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,1/1/2020,2/1/2020,2/12/2020,Sockpuppets,51450,3470,1195,56115,171,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,13,,2,5,6,0,1,423,6820,2683,0,662,250,171,2,4895,859,1066,2361,298,24,0,0,0,607,54,1,2/13/2020,2/12/2020,https://about.fb.com/news/2020/02/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior/,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,5,60,1
6/23/2020 15:51:02,Y8YL4NQH,Russia >> United States ,U.S. Intelligence,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,Sanders,U.S. Intelligence: Russia Targets Sanders Campaign,The Washington Post published information about a confidential briefing given by U.S. officials to Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) warning him that Russia was attempting to help his campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic primary. Sanders said that “[his] understanding” was that Russia was “us[ing] Internet propaganda to sow division.”,https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Bernie_Sanders_%2848647153227%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,2/21/2020,,2176446,243116,344248,2763810,917,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11, 6/23/2020 15:51,Y8YL4NQH,Russia >> United States,U.S. Intelligence,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,Sanders,U.S. Intelligence: Russia Targets Sanders Campaign,The Washington Post published information about a confidential briefing given by U.S. officials to Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) warning him that Russia was attempting to help his campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic primary. Sanders said that “[his] understanding” was that Russia was “us[ing] Internet propaganda to sow division.”,https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Bernie_Sanders_%2848647153227%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,2/21/2020,,2175908,242209,344148,2762265,916,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,34,50,59,29,13,131629,1615173,398661,92130,167066,91769,9640,30220,1277641,186959,150573,294164,11215,93282,78818,12666,646,161379,5598,89,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/28/2020 15:07:28,TCAVVVR4,India >> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,aRep Global,,India ,,Non-Aligned Commercial Activity,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Indian Company,"Facebook removed a network of 37 accounts, 32 pages, 11 groups and 42 Instagram accounts. This activity originated in India and focused on the Gulf region, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Facebooks investigation found links to aRep Global, a digital marketing firm in India.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/february-cib-report/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200420062152/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/February-2020-CIB-Report.pdf,https://pixabay.com/get/54e0dc4a4852a914f1dc8460da29317e153cdce5515773_640.png,Gordon Johnson/Pixabay,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,1/1/2020,3/2/2020,3/2/2020,Sockpuppets,1703,1079,10480,13262,58,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15, 4/28/2020 15:07,TCAVVVR4,India >> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,aRep Global,,India,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,,"Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran, Indian Company","Facebook removed a network of 37 accounts, 32 pages, 11 groups and 42 Instagram accounts. This activity originated in India and focused on the Gulf region, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Facebooks investigation found links to aRep Global, a digital marketing firm in India. A small Iranian network of five Facebook accounts and four Instagram accounts was also removed.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/february-cib-report/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200420062152/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/February-2020-CIB-Report.pdf,https://pixabay.com/get/54e0dc4a4852a914f1dc8460da29317e153cdce5515773_640.png,Gordon Johnson/Pixabay,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,1/1/2020,3/2/2020,3/2/2020,Sockpuppets,1703,1079,10480,13262,58,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,0,1,2,7,13,,0,1,5,0,0,0,2620,460,0,0,0,0,0,191,190,2239,333,122,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,3/3/2020,3/2/2020,https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/february-cib-report/,32,450,37,29000,1100,0,0,42,74000,1
4/27/2020 13:10:57,EWV49KEX,Russia >> United States 2020,,"Facebook, CNN, Twitter, Graphika, Clemson University",,Facebook,United States ,"Technology Company, Media, Private Consultancy, Civil Society Organization",EBLA ,,"Russia, Ghana, Nigeria",Russia,Direct Attribution,,Various: Assets Operating Out of Ghana/Nigeria Linked to Russia,"Facebook, CNN, Twitter, Graphika, and Clemson University uncovered a cross-platform influence operation run from Ghana. The operation targeted black communities in the U.S. but was still in the early stages of building its audience. The operation was linked to individuals associated with the Internet Research Agency as well as a Ghanaian NGO traceable to Russia.",https://graphika.com/reports/ira-in-ghana-double-deceit/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200424053336/https://graphika.com/reports/ira-in-ghana-double-deceit/,https://pixabay.com/get/54e9d74a4356b10ff3d89960c62e377e163ddded5759_640.jpg,Thomas Ulrich/Pixabay,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Instagram, Twitter",,,1/1/2020,3/12/2020,3/12/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",21400,2323,8761,32484,62,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,1,1,4,7,16, 4/27/2020 13:10,EWV49KEX,Russia >> United States 2020,,"Facebook, CNN, Twitter, Graphika, Clemson University",,Facebook,United States,Civil Society Organization,EBLA,,"Russia, Ghana, Nigeria",Russia,Direct Attribution,,Various: Assets Operating Out of Ghana/Nigeria Linked to Russia,"Facebook, CNN, Twitter, Graphika, and Clemson University uncovered a cross-platform influence operation run from Ghana. The operation targeted black communities in the U.S. but was still in the early stages of building its audience. The operation was linked to individuals associated with the Internet Research Agency as well as a Ghanaian NGO traceable to Russia.",https://graphika.com/reports/ira-in-ghana-double-deceit/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200424053336/https://graphika.com/reports/ira-in-ghana-double-deceit/,https://pixabay.com/get/54e9d74a4356b10ff3d89960c62e377e163ddded5759_640.jpg,Thomas Ulrich/Pixabay,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Instagram, Twitter",,,1/1/2020,3/12/2020,3/12/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",21400,2323,8761,32484,62,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,1,1,5,7,17,,0,3,6,0,0,0,7970,12368,0,0,0,0,0,6263,1337,370,12041,189,138,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5/11/2020 13:27:05,1JRQ977C,Russia >> United States 2019,,Barack Obama,President Barack Obama,,United States ,Influential Individual,Senate Republicans ,,Russia ,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Ukraine,Obama: Senate Republicans Amplifying Russian Disinformation,"Former President Barack Obama's office claimed in a letter that Senate Republicans were supporting ""a Russian disinformation campaign"" by pushing the narrative that Ukraine was responsible for interference in the 2016 election instead of Russia.",https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882587-Letter-From-Obama-Office-to-NARA-03-13-20.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200511171341/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882587-Letter-From-Obama-Office-to-NARA-03-13-20.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Barack_Obama_2016.jpg,WDKrause/Wikimedia,,,,,11/21/2019,3/13/2020,5/5/2020,,155074,4590,11534,171198,37,1,1,0,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,1,0,1,7,10, 5/11/2020 13:27,1JRQ977C,Russia >> United States 2019,,Barack Obama,President Barack Obama,,United States,Influential Individual,Senate Republicans,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Ukraine,Obama: Senate Republicans Amplifying Russian Disinformation,"Former President Barack Obama's office claimed in a letter that Senate Republicans were supporting ""a Russian disinformation campaign"" by pushing the narrative that Ukraine was responsible for interference in the 2016 election instead of Russia.",https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882587-Letter-From-Obama-Office-to-NARA-03-13-20.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200511171341/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882587-Letter-From-Obama-Office-to-NARA-03-13-20.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Barack_Obama_2016.jpg,WDKrause/Wikimedia,,,,,11/21/2019,3/13/2020,5/5/2020,,155074,4590,11534,171198,37,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,1,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,7,,5,5,3,5,1,13343,60855,8626,52498,6957,13177,149,17,49818,8,11029,8301,0,325,51137,1214,147,6953,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/15/2020 13:02:05,U4GQKN35,United States >> United States 2020,,White House,,,United States,Government,Voice of America ,,China,,Direct Attribution,,White House: Voice of America Tool for Chinese Propaganda,"The White House published an article claiming that Voice of America had “amplified Beijings propaganda,” pointing to Voice of America tweets about the COVID-19 epidemic in China.",https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/amid-a-pandemic-voice-of-america-spends-your-money-to-promote-foreign-propaganda/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200615165424/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voa-director-s-statement-on-cdc-s-media-interview-policy-excluding-voa-journalists/5462335.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Voice_of_America_Reporter_at_March_for_Science%2C_Washington%2C_DC_%2834078320141%29.jpg,scattered1/Wikimedia,State Media,,,,4/1/2020,4/10/2020,4/10/2020,,78166,4972,678,83816,72,1,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,4, 6/15/2020 13:02,U4GQKN35,United States >> United States 2020,,White House,,,United States,Government,Voice of America,,China,,Direct Attribution,,White House: Voice of America Tool for Chinese Propaganda,"The White House published an article claiming that Voice of America had “amplified Beijings propaganda,” pointing to Voice of America tweets about the COVID-19 epidemic in China.",https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/amid-a-pandemic-voice-of-america-spends-your-money-to-promote-foreign-propaganda/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200615165424/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voa-director-s-statement-on-cdc-s-media-interview-policy-excluding-voa-journalists/5462335.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Voice_of_America_Reporter_at_March_for_Science%2C_Washington%2C_DC_%2834078320141%29.jpg,scattered1/Wikimedia,State Media,,,,4/1/2020,4/10/2020,4/10/2020,,78166,4972,678,83816,72,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,2,1,0,1,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,4,,0,7,4,6,1,0,27896,14214,10058,10324,0,0,0,25949,1666,281,13559,647,8,8209,1803,46,10292,32,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5/11/2020 14:09:52,8PPYXGVD,China >> US 2020,U.S. Intelligence,Intelligence Officials ,,Intelligence Officials ,United States,Government,China,fake messages,China ,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Intelligence: China Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation,"According to New York Times reporting, American officials claimed Chinese operatives amplified fake text messages and social media posts about President Trump locking down the country.",https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpoa1pHTXpNMlU0TjJWbCIsInQiOiJ0NGhaUzJTMGU1OEZLNkdvRzRleWJ0NEp1Z3JuT1hnNEFaUW9tSSs1aGU1TkRkV1hkM2pGcWFuUGp2eVRObEZYWHR4dFlRVnlOdWM5b2MxQzc5V3gyS1d2OHJXM3grNDNCcmxjK3drM2hvRmJ5OTZOayt5Y25YdUs2ZGIzcjg4OCJ9,,https://pixabay.com/get/52e9dd444c53a414f1dc8460da29317e1538dee7565374_640.jpg,sandeep darji/Pixabay,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter","WhatsApp, SMS",,3/10/2020,4/22/2020,4/22/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",54595,16577,3024,74196,12,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,1,1,2,8,13, 5/11/2020 14:09,8PPYXGVD,China >> US 2020,U.S. Intelligence,Intelligence Officials,,Intelligence Officials,United States,Government,China,fake messages,China,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Intelligence: China Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation,"According to New York Times reporting, American officials claimed Chinese operatives amplified fake text messages and social media posts about President Trump locking down the country.",https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpoa1pHTXpNMlU0TjJWbCIsInQiOiJ0NGhaUzJTMGU1OEZLNkdvRzRleWJ0NEp1Z3JuT1hnNEFaUW9tSSs1aGU1TkRkV1hkM2pGcWFuUGp2eVRObEZYWHR4dFlRVnlOdWM5b2MxQzc5V3gyS1d2OHJXM3grNDNCcmxjK3drM2hvRmJ5OTZOayt5Y25YdUs2ZGIzcjg4OCJ9,,https://pixabay.com/get/52e9dd444c53a414f1dc8460da29317e1538dee7565374_640.jpg,sandeep darji/Pixabay,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter","WhatsApp, SMS",,3/10/2020,4/22/2020,4/22/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",54595,16577,3024,74196,12,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,1,0,1,8,13,,0,3,3,0,1,0,62572,6195,0,1585,0,0,0,45980,14561,2031,4575,1177,443,0,0,0,930,541,114,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/29/2020 11:20:54,0UG7TPJ6,"China, Russia >> NATO 2020",NATO,Jens Stoltenberg,,NATO AND Jens Stoltenberg,,Foreign Government Body,"China, Russia",,"China, Russia",,Direct Attribution,,Stoltenberg: China/Russia Using COVID-19 to Target NATO,NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accused China and Russia of spreading disinformation about NATOs response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to “undermine the cohesion of NATO allies.”,https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-stoltenberg-blasts-chinese-russian-disinformation-about-coronavirus/30579874.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200428004630/https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-stoltenberg-blasts-chinese-russian-disinformation-about-coronavirus/30579874.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Jens_Stoltenberg_%284682429800%29.jpg,Hakan Dahlstrom/Wikimedia,,,,,1/15/2020,4/27/2020,4/27/2020,,111,11,0,122,5,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,10, 4/29/2020 11:20,0UG7TPJ6,"China, Russia >> NATO 2020",NATO,Jens Stoltenberg,,NATO AND Jens Stoltenberg,,Foreign Government Body,"China, Russia",,"China, Russia",,Direct Attribution,,Stoltenberg: China/Russia Using COVID-19 to Target NATO,NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accused China and Russia of spreading disinformation about NATOs response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to “undermine the cohesion of NATO allies.”,https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-stoltenberg-blasts-chinese-russian-disinformation-about-coronavirus/30579874.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200428004630/https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-stoltenberg-blasts-chinese-russian-disinformation-about-coronavirus/30579874.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Jens_Stoltenberg_%284682429800%29.jpg,Hakan Dahlstrom/Wikimedia,,,,,1/15/2020,4/27/2020,4/27/2020,,111,11,0,122,5,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,2,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,10,,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5/6/2020 13:13:55,TUVODB5C,Iran >> United States 2011,,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Facebook removed 118 pages, 389 Facebook accounts, 27 groups, and 6 Instagram accounts linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation. The network engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior targeted at the U.S. and other countries.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/05/april-cib-report/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200506171135/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/April-2020-CIB-Report.pdf,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/IRIB_Logo.svg,Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Twitter",,,1/1/2011,4/30/2020,5/5/2020,"Brigading, Sockpuppets",186335,5906,3775,196016,334,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,0,1,0,1,7,13, 5/6/2020 13:13,TUVODB5C,Iran >> United States 2011,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting,,Iran,,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran,"Facebook removed 118 pages, 389 Facebook accounts, 27 groups, and 6 Instagram accounts linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation. The network engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior targeted at the U.S. and other countries.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/05/april-cib-report/,http://web.archive.org/web/20200506171135/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/April-2020-CIB-Report.pdf,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/IRIB_Logo.svg,Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Twitter",,,1/1/2011,4/30/2020,5/5/2020,"Brigading, Sockpuppets",103150,2953,2112,108215,183,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,13,,2,9,3,2,1,230,13970,2494,5239,104,156,74,0,11589,714,1667,2441,26,27,5152,87,0,104,0,0,5/6/2020,5/5/2020,https://about.fb.com/news/2020/05/april-cib-report/,164,4750,480,585300,29,69100,0,7,135800,2
5/27/2020 14:27:07,3WTUPUK1,Russia and/or China >> United States 2020,,Carnegie Mellon University,,,United States,Civil Society Organization,"Russia, China",Twitter ,"Russia, China",,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,"Carnegie Mellon: COVID-19 ""Propaganda Machine"" Emulates Russia and China","CMU researchers analyzed tweets discussing COVID-19 in the U.S. and found that a large portion of influential accounts are likely bots. The researchers concluded that this ""propaganda machine...definitely [matched] the Russian and Chinese playbooks,"" but could not substantiate the connection.",https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/nearly-half-twitter-accounts-discussing-%E2%80%98reopening-america%E2%80%99-may-be-bots,http://archive.ph/YvkNa,https://pixabay.com/get/53e1d2474c55ad14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce55a5172_640.jpg,Gerd Altmann/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,1/20/2020,,5/20/2020,Botnets,1632872,34706,86930,1754508,146,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,2,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,7, 5/27/2020 14:27,3WTUPUK1,Russia and/or China >> United States 2020,,Carnegie Mellon University,,,United States,Civil Society Organization,"Russia, China",Twitter,"Russia, China",,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,"Carnegie Mellon: COVID-19 ""Propaganda Machine"" Emulates Russia and China","CMU researchers analyzed tweets discussing COVID-19 in the U.S. and found that a large portion of influential accounts are likely bots. The researchers concluded that this ""propaganda machine...definitely [matched] the Russian and Chinese playbooks,"" but could not substantiate the connection.",https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/nearly-half-twitter-accounts-discussing-%E2%80%98reopening-america%E2%80%99-may-be-bots,http://archive.ph/YvkNa,https://pixabay.com/get/53e1d2474c55ad14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce55a5172_640.jpg,Gerd Altmann/Pixabay,,Twitter,,,1/20/2020,,5/20/2020,Botnets,1632567,34706,86923,1754196,145,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,1,0,1,7,10,,6,3,5,2,2,70205,35351,1531825,5351,2453,67058,804,2343,28606,5358,1387,1423270,27561,80994,5152,104,95,2446,0,7,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/2/2020 12:15:39,4L5N3407,United States >> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,US officials,,,United States ,Government,"Boogaloo Boys, Proud Boys, ANTIFA, Foreign Actors ",foreign actors,,DELETE,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Floyd,U.S. Officials: Foreign Actors Targeting George Floyd Protests,"U.S. officials warned that ""foreign agents"" could be orchestrating a social media disinformation campaign regarding the George Floyd protests.",https://apnews.com/32bc90566697388645f01675359dcad1,https://web.archive.org/web/20200602161336/https://apnews.com/32bc90566697388645f01675359dcad1,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/George_Floyd_protests_in_Philadelphia_04.jpg,.RGB./Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",Telegram,,5/1/2020,5/31/2020,5/31/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Hacking - DDoS",1759987,103919,44127,1908033,247,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,1,0,1,8,13, 6/2/2020 12:15,4L5N3407,United States >> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,US officials,,,United States,Government,"Boogaloo Boys, Proud Boys, ANTIFA, Foreign Actors",foreign actors,,DELETE,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Floyd,U.S. Officials: Foreign Actors Targeting George Floyd Protests,"U.S. officials warned that ""foreign agents"" could be orchestrating a social media disinformation campaign regarding the George Floyd protests.",https://apnews.com/32bc90566697388645f01675359dcad1,https://web.archive.org/web/20200602161336/https://apnews.com/32bc90566697388645f01675359dcad1,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/George_Floyd_protests_in_Philadelphia_04.jpg,.RGB./Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",Telegram,,5/1/2020,5/31/2020,5/31/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Hacking - DDoS",1759987,103919,44127,1908033,247,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,1,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,10,George Floyd Protests,3,6,9,2,1,1160,1814383,27852,6345,0,882,278,0,1674333,96426,43624,21994,5609,249,5943,400,2,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/4/2020 17:18:07,VO553UH8,"Multiple, unlisted >> United States 2020",Senior U.S. Official ,Attorney General William Barr ,,,United States ,Government,Foreign Actors ,,,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Barr: Foreign Actors Targeting George Floyd Protests,"In a press conference, Attorney General William Barr said, ""We have evidence that antifa and other similar extremist groups, as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity.” Barr added, ""We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides to exacerbate the violence.""",https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-barr-evidence-antifa-foreign-actors-involved-sowing/story?id=71066996,https://web.archive.org/web/20200604211727/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-barr-evidence-antifa-foreign-actors-involved-sowing/story?id=71066996,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Candlelight_Vigil_2019-184_%2832905730027%29.jpg,Shane T. McCoy/Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,6/2/2020,6/4/2020,6/4/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",283088,7367,696,291151,74,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,5, 6/4/2020 17:18,VO553UH8,"Multiple, unlisted >> United States 2020",Senior U.S. Official,Attorney General William Barr,,,United States,Government,Foreign Actors,,,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Barr: Foreign Actors Targeting George Floyd Protests,"In a press conference, Attorney General William Barr said, ""We have evidence that antifa and other similar extremist groups, as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity.” Barr added, ""We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides to exacerbate the violence.""",https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-barr-evidence-antifa-foreign-actors-involved-sowing/story?id=71066996,https://web.archive.org/web/20200604211727/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-barr-evidence-antifa-foreign-actors-involved-sowing/story?id=71066996,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Candlelight_Vigil_2019-184_%2832905730027%29.jpg,Shane T. McCoy/Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,6/2/2020,6/4/2020,6/4/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",283088,7367,696,291151,74,0,0,0,1,1,2,1,1,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,5,George Floyd Protests,2,8,2,0,4,3242,166658,4690,0,36039,1868,1374,0,164808,1702,148,4209,429,52,0,0,0,33907,1811,321,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/17/2020 16:47:27,HJXZK59K,China >> United States 2020,,Google,,,United States,Technology Company,APT,,"China, Iran",,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Google: Cyberattacks Linked to China/Iran Target 2020 Election,"Google announced that state-backed hackers from China targeted staffers working on Joe Bidens campaign. Separately, Iranian hackers targeted email accounts belonging to President Donald Trump's campaign staff, Google claimed.",https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/google-chinese-iranian-hackers-targeted-biden-trump-campaigns,https://web.archive.org/web/20200617210456/https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/google-chinese-iranian-hackers-targeted-biden-trump-campaigns,https://pixabay.com/get/57e9d1474c5aa414f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4525977_640.jpg,Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay,,,,Email,,6/4/2020,6/4/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,15796,5498,816,22110,42,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,10, 6/17/2020 16:47,HJXZK59K,China >> United States 2020,,Google,,,United States,Technology Company,APT,,"China, Iran",,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Google: Cyberattacks Linked to China/Iran Target 2020 Election,"Google announced that state-backed hackers from China targeted staffers working on Joe Bidens campaign. Separately, Iranian hackers targeted email accounts belonging to President Donald Trump's campaign staff, Google claimed.",https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/google-chinese-iranian-hackers-targeted-biden-trump-campaigns,https://web.archive.org/web/20200617210456/https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/google-chinese-iranian-hackers-targeted-biden-trump-campaigns,https://pixabay.com/get/57e9d1474c5aa414f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4525977_640.jpg,Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay,,,,Email,,6/4/2020,6/4/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,15796,5498,816,22110,42,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,11,,0,5,5,0,1,0,10566,6629,0,37,0,0,0,7813,2439,314,4416,1755,458,0,0,0,25,12,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/17/2020 18:52:31,UIWBCVSM,Russia >> United States 2020,,New York Times,,,United States,Media,"@DanWals83975326, @DanRadov",@DanWals83975326,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Mook,NYT: Russia Linked to Iowa Caucus Misinformation,The New York Times found that online personas with ties to Russia amplified a Twitter conspiracy theory about technical failures during the contested Iowa Democratic caucus.,https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/coronavirus-disinformation-russia-iowa-caucus.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200617225128/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/coronavirus-disinformation-russia-iowa-caucus.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Sanders_supporters_in_Iowa%2C_January_31%2C_2016.jpg,Max Goldberg/Wikimedia,,Twitter,,,1/27/2020,6/15/2020,6/15/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",13360,4416,1028,18804,50,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,0,3,1,1,1,0,0,3,8,16, 6/17/2020 18:52,UIWBCVSM,Russia >> United States 2020,,New York Times,,,United States,Media,"@DanWals83975326, @DanRadov",@DanWals83975326,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Mook,NYT: Russia Linked to Iowa Caucus Misinformation,The New York Times found that online personas with ties to Russia amplified a Twitter conspiracy theory about technical failures during the contested Iowa Democratic caucus.,https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/coronavirus-disinformation-russia-iowa-caucus.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200617225128/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/coronavirus-disinformation-russia-iowa-caucus.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Sanders_supporters_in_Iowa%2C_January_31%2C_2016.jpg,Max Goldberg/Wikimedia,,Twitter,,,1/27/2020,6/15/2020,6/15/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",13360,4416,1028,18804,50,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,0,0,3,8,15,,0,5,1,0,0,0,17473,77,0,0,0,0,0,12303,4142,1028,45,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/17/2020 17:43:04,A1O7CILS,Russia >> United States 2014,,Graphika,,,United States,Civil Society Organization,Operation Secondary Infektion,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Graphika: Russia Spreading Disinformation,"Building off of a DFRLab report, Graphika found over 2,500 pieces of content related to Secondary Infektion, a Russian information operation. The operation targeted the U.S. and other Western countries with fake stories and forged documents intended to provoke tensions between Russias perceived enemies.",https://secondaryinfektion.org/report/secondary-infektion-at-a-glance/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200617212215/https://secondaryinfektion.org/downloads/secondary-infektion-report.pdf,https://pixabay.com/get/57e1dc414c51a914f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4505872_640.jpg,Chickenonline/Pixabay,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Quora",,,1/1/2014,,6/16/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",61932,8070,53180,123182,64,0,0,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,6,15, 6/17/2020 17:43,A1O7CILS,Russia >> United States 2014,,Graphika,,,United States,Civil Society Organization,Operation Secondary Infektion,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Graphika: Russia Spreading Disinformation,"Building off of a DFRLab report, Graphika found over 2,500 pieces of content related to Secondary Infektion, a Russian information operation. The operation targeted the U.S. and other Western countries with fake stories and forged documents intended to provoke tensions between Russias perceived enemies.",https://secondaryinfektion.org/report/secondary-infektion-at-a-glance/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200617212215/https://secondaryinfektion.org/downloads/secondary-infektion-report.pdf,https://pixabay.com/get/57e1dc414c51a914f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4505872_640.jpg,Chickenonline/Pixabay,"""Junk News"" Website","Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Quora",,,1/1/2014,,6/16/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",61932,8070,53180,123182,64,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,6,15,,1,4,6,0,1,1111,86299,28108,0,36,804,303,4,32281,2197,51821,23550,3711,847,0,0,0,35,1,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/24/2020 14:51:31,L98UBEZR,FOREIGN COUNTRIES >> United States ,,Donald Trump,President Donald Trump,,United States,Government,Foreign countries,,unspecified,,,,Trump: Foreign Actors Will Cast Millions of Ballots in Election,"President Donald Trump tweeted, ""RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!""",https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275024974579982336,,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Donald_Trump_%2829496131773%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,6/22/2020,,216763,69386,43594,329743,91,1,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,2, 6/24/2020 14:51,L98UBEZR,FOREIGN COUNTRIES >> United States,,Donald Trump,President Donald Trump,,United States,Government,Foreign countries,,unspecified,,,,Trump: Foreign Actors Will Cast Millions of Ballots in Election,"President Donald Trump tweeted, ""RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!""",https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275024974579982336,,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Donald_Trump_%2829496131773%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,6/22/2020,,216763,69386,43594,329743,91,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,,5,4,6,2,1,19966,5210,78752,7448,35,19656,310,0,4515,615,80,76776,1722,254,7318,87,43,27,8,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7/23/2020 15:04:49,K7AZA3CE,N/A >> United States ,Congressional Democrats,"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner",,Pelosi Schumer Schiff Warner,United States,Government,Russia,DELETE,,,,,Congressional Democrats: Information About Russian Interference Suppressed,"Prominent Democrats in Congress wrote a public letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray stating that they were, “gravely concerned...that Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign, which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity, public debate, and the presidential election in November.”",https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1029,,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/United_States_House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence.jpg,Wikimedia,,,,,,,7/20/2020,,47814,26629,135735,210178,29,0,1,0,1,1,3,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,6,8, 7/23/2020 15:04,K7AZA3CE,N/A >> United States,Congressional Democrats,"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner",,Pelosi Schumer Schiff Warner,United States,Government,Russia,DELETE,,,,,Congressional Democrats: Information About Russian Interference Suppressed,"Prominent Democrats in Congress wrote a public letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray stating that they were, “gravely concerned...that Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign, which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity, public debate, and the presidential election in November.”",https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1029,,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/United_States_House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence.jpg,Wikimedia,,,,,,,7/20/2020,,47814,26629,135735,210178,29,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,2,0,0,0,1,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,9,,0,7,2,1,0,0,65130,9932,11,0,0,0,0,24525,25711,14894,9365,523,44,1,9,1,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7/24/2020 11:12:53,7OREGDIV,"Russia, China, Iran >> United States ",U.S. Intelligence,NCSC Director William Evanina,,,United States ,Government,"Russia, China, Iran ",Russia China Iran,"Russia, China, Iran ",DELETE,Direct Attribution,,"U.S. Intelligence: China, Iran, Russia Target 2020 Election","Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina wrote in a press release that U.S. adversaries (primarily China, Russia, and Iran) were attempting to “compromise the private communications of U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets” as well as election infrastructure. He also warned, “Foreign nations continue to use influence measures in social and traditional media in an effort to sway U.S. voters preferences and perspectives, to shift U.S. policies, to increase discord and to undermine confidence in our democratic process.”",https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2135-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-100-days-until-election-2020,https://web.archive.org/web/20200724151120/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2135-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-100-days-until-election-2020,https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/671742150288105472/Vl7Ww3_j_400x400.png,,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,,7/24/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",72177,7330,14465,93972,83,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,2,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,10, 7/24/2020 11:12,7OREGDIV,"Russia, China, Iran >> United States",U.S. Intelligence,NCSC Director William Evanina,,,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",Russia China Iran,"Russia, China, Iran",DELETE,Direct Attribution,,"U.S. Intelligence: China, Iran, Russia Target 2020 Election","Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina wrote in a press release that U.S. adversaries (primarily China, Russia, and Iran) were attempting to “compromise the private communications of U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets” as well as election infrastructure. He also warned, “Foreign nations continue to use influence measures in social and traditional media in an effort to sway U.S. voters preferences and perspectives, to shift U.S. policies, to increase discord and to undermine confidence in our democratic process.”",https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2135-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-100-days-until-election-2020,https://web.archive.org/web/20200724151120/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2135-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-100-days-until-election-2020,https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/671742150288105472/Vl7Ww3_j_400x400.png,,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,,7/24/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",72177,7330,14465,93972,83,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,2,5,3,3,0,15697,16849,13264,3531,0,2500,851,12346,13824,2229,796,12015,756,493,3383,148,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7/29/2020 14:44:56,T6FALRDO,Russia >> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,"GRU, InfoRos, SVR",Russian intelligence,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Intelligence: Russia Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation,Declassified U.S. intelligence material describes how Russian intelligence agencies have used websites InfoRos and OneWorld.Press to spread disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.,https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/politics/russia-disinformation-coronavirus.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200729183812/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/politics/russia-disinformation-coronavirus.html,https://pixabay.com/get/54e8d2444f56ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4555774_640.jpg,IGORN/Pixabay ,"State Media, ""Junk News"" Website",,,,5/15/2020,7/15/2020,7/28/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,57773,7623,1188,66584,115,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12, 7/29/2020 14:44,T6FALRDO,Russia >> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,"GRU, InfoRos, SVR",Russian intelligence,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Intelligence: Russia Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation,Declassified U.S. intelligence material describes how Russian intelligence agencies have used websites InfoRos and OneWorld.Press to spread disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.,https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/politics/russia-disinformation-coronavirus.html,http://web.archive.org/web/20200729183812/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/politics/russia-disinformation-coronavirus.html,https://pixabay.com/get/54e8d2444f56ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4555774_640.jpg,IGORN/Pixabay,"State Media, ""Junk News"" Website",,,,5/15/2020,7/15/2020,7/28/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,57773,7623,1188,66584,115,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,0,1,1,2,8,15,,1,1,7,0,0,1085,35219,7055,0,0,582,503,0,30750,4115,354,4468,1976,611,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8/14/2020 10:45:19,619P6SZ6,Russia >> United States ,U.S. Intelligence,NCSC Director William Evanina,,,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran ",Russia China Iran,"Russia, China, Iran ",,Direct Attribution,,"U.S. Intelligence: China, Russia, Iran Each Targeting U.S. Election","Following up on his July 24 press release, Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina warned that “foreign states will continue to use covert and overt influence measures in their attempts to sway U.S. voters preferences and perspectives, shift U.S. policies, increase discord in the United States, and undermine the American peoples confidence in our democratic process.” He also included information about recent propaganda efforts by China, Russia, and Iran, but only the information about Russia implicated specific actors.",https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2139-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-election-threat-update-for-the-american-public,,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/William_Evanina_official_photo.jpg,Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Twitter, YouTube",,,,,8/7/2020,,169068,38225,7103,214396,91,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,9, 8/14/2020 10:45,619P6SZ6,Russia >> United States,U.S. Intelligence,NCSC Director William Evanina,,,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",Russia China Iran,"Russia, China, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,"U.S. Intelligence: China, Russia, Iran Each Targeting U.S. Election","Following up on his July 24 press release, Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina warned that “foreign states will continue to use covert and overt influence measures in their attempts to sway U.S. voters preferences and perspectives, shift U.S. policies, increase discord in the United States, and undermine the American peoples confidence in our democratic process.” He also included information about recent propaganda efforts by China, Russia, and Iran, but only the information about Russia implicated specific actors.",https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2139-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-election-threat-update-for-the-american-public,,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/William_Evanina_official_photo.jpg,Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Twitter, YouTube",,,,,8/7/2020,,150479,21527,7056,179062,90,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,2,2,6,0,0,33179,17040,31971,0,0,33170,9,0,14218,2225,597,30624,1003,344,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8/13/2020 11:30:49,XFSW02FX,China >> United States 2020,,Graphika,,,United States,Private Consultancy,,,China,,,video,Graphika: China Using Spam Video Propaganda,"Graphika reported that social media accounts from a pro-Chinese political spam network posted English-language videos attacking American policy and the administration of President Donald Trump, in particular its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and racial inequality as well as its moves against TikTok. The videos were poorly made and had language errors, automated voiceovers, and profile pictures generated by deep learning processes.",https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage_dragon_goes_to_america.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20200813152654/https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage_dragon_goes_to_america.pdf,https://pixabay.com/get/54e6d4444f53ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4545876_640.jpg,StockSnap/Pixabay ,,YouTube,,,6/13/2020,8/7/2020,8/12/2020,"Botnets, Deep Learning Processes",15979,4044,12896,32919,29,0,0,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,6,13, 8/13/2020 11:30,XFSW02FX,China >> United States 2020,,Graphika,,,United States,Private Consultancy,,,China,,,video,Graphika: China Using Spam Video Propaganda,"Graphika reported that social media accounts from a pro-Chinese political spam network posted English-language videos attacking American policy and the administration of President Donald Trump, in particular its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and racial inequality as well as its moves against TikTok. The videos were poorly made and had language errors, automated voiceovers, and profile pictures generated by deep learning processes.",https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage_dragon_goes_to_america.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20200813152654/https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage_dragon_goes_to_america.pdf,https://pixabay.com/get/54e6d4444f53ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4545876_640.jpg,StockSnap/Pixabay,,YouTube,,,6/13/2020,8/7/2020,8/12/2020,"Botnets, Deep Learning Processes",8240,2031,11781,22052,20,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,0,4,6,14,,1,1,0,1,0,268,4805,0,5262,0,247,21,0,2404,1419,982,0,0,0,4735,507,20,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6/12/2020 14:35:04,TJ82BE1R,"Russia, China, Iran >> United States 2020",U.S. Intelligence,"Department of Homeland Security, ABC",,Homeland Security,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",Russia China Iran,"Russia, China, Iran",DELETE,Direct Attribution,Floyd,"DHS: China, Iran, Russia Target George Floyd Protests","ABC News obtained an intelligence bulletin sent to law enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security. The bulletin accuses Russia, China and Iran of ""employing state media, proxy outlets, and social media accounts to amplify criticism of the United States related to the death of George Floyd and subsequent events.""",https://abcnews.go.com/US/intel-bulletin-warns-malign-actors-targeting-us-george/story?id=71184163,http://archive.ph/F8INV,https://pixabay.com/get/53e3dc454352a414f1dc8460da29317e153cdce6555870_640.jpg,Ana Carolina Mantelli/Pixabay,State Media,"Facebook, Twitter, YouTube",,,,,6/11/2020,,9612,2129,285,12026,30,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12, 6/12/2020 14:35,TJ82BE1R,"Russia, China, Iran >> United States 2020",U.S. Intelligence,"Department of Homeland Security, ABC",,Homeland Security,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",Russia China Iran,"Russia, China, Iran",DELETE,Direct Attribution,Floyd,"DHS: China, Iran, Russia Target George Floyd Protests","ABC News obtained an intelligence bulletin sent to law enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security. The bulletin accuses Russia, China and Iran of ""employing state media, proxy outlets, and social media accounts to amplify criticism of the United States related to the death of George Floyd and subsequent events.""",https://abcnews.go.com/US/intel-bulletin-warns-malign-actors-targeting-us-george/story?id=71184163,http://archive.ph/F8INV,https://pixabay.com/get/53e3dc454352a414f1dc8460da29317e153cdce6555870_640.jpg,Ana Carolina Mantelli/Pixabay,State Media,"Facebook, Twitter, YouTube",,,,,6/11/2020,,9612,2129,285,12026,30,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12,George Floyd Protests,0,2,1,2,0,0,4879,98,2153,0,0,0,0,4173,682,24,50,48,0,1792,358,3,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/17/2020 17:16:56,508A8K4X,"Russia, Iran, China >>> United States 2019",,"Department of Homeland Security, ABC",,"ABC, DHS",United States,Media,"Russia, Iran, China",,"Russia, Iran, China",,Direct Attribution,,DHS Analyst: Russian Narratives Spread About Biden Mental Health,"ABC leaked a draft of a Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin on Russian efforts to promote “allegations about the poor mental health” of former Vice President Joe Biden. The memo also mentioned Iranian and Chinese propaganda about President Donald Trumps mental health. Although the memo was submitted on July 7, it was never released because it “failed to meet the agencys standards.”",https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130,https://web.archive.org/web/20200914112820/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Joe_Biden_%2848554137807%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,9/1/2019,5/31/2020,9/2/2020,,364505,51197,33345,449047,167,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,14, 9/17/2020 17:16,508A8K4X,"Russia, Iran, China >>> United States 2019",,"Department of Homeland Security, ABC",,"ABC, DHS",United States,Media,"Russia, Iran, China",,"Russia, Iran, China",,Direct Attribution,,DHS Analyst: Russian Narratives Spread About Biden Mental Health,"ABC leaked a draft of a Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin on Russian efforts to promote “allegations about the poor mental health” of former Vice President Joe Biden. The memo also mentioned Iranian and Chinese propaganda about President Donald Trumps mental health. Although the memo was submitted on July 7, it was never released because it “failed to meet the agencys standards.”",https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130,https://web.archive.org/web/20200914112820/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Joe_Biden_%2848554137807%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,9/1/2019,5/31/2020,9/2/2020,,364505,51197,33345,449047,167,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,15,,7,20,16,5,5,42335,326350,19349,634,30875,34010,4165,4160,264520,37113,24717,12327,6071,951,481,148,5,29160,564,1151,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/18/2020 0:30:37,20W6K0PZ,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Kamala Harris,Senator Kamala Harris,,United States,Influential Individual,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Harris: Foreign Interference Could Cost Her the Election,"Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) said foreign interference could potentially cost her and former Vice President Joe Biden the White House in November. “I do believe that there will be foreign interference in the 2020 election and that Russia will be at the front of the line,” she said.",https://apnews.com/79be8d5f69b1bfbcc55dbaec3ca001e4,https://web.archive.org/web/20200918042650/https://apnews.com/79be8d5f69b1bfbcc55dbaec3ca001e4,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Kamala_Harris_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,9/6/2020,,215927,6664,3568,226159,26,1,1,0,0,1,3,1,1,0,2,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,6, 9/18/2020 0:30,20W6K0PZ,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Kamala Harris,Senator Kamala Harris,,United States,Influential Individual,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Harris: Foreign Interference Could Cost Her the Election,"Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) said foreign interference could potentially cost her and former Vice President Joe Biden the White House in November. “I do believe that there will be foreign interference in the 2020 election and that Russia will be at the front of the line,” she said.",https://apnews.com/79be8d5f69b1bfbcc55dbaec3ca001e4,https://web.archive.org/web/20200918042650/https://apnews.com/79be8d5f69b1bfbcc55dbaec3ca001e4,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Kamala_Harris_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,9/6/2020,,215927,6664,3568,226159,26,0,1,0,1,0,2,1,1,0,2,0,1,1,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,6,,3,3,3,3,1,4614,3586,5266,59637,144414,4130,484,0,2239,989,358,4238,819,209,56621,1246,1770,142037,2374,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/18/2020 0:42:07,24DYHJXI,Russia >>> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,Department of Homeland Security,,,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,vote,DHS: Russia Targeting Confidence in Mail-In Voting,"In an internal bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security warned that Russia was trying to undermine U.S. confidence in mail-in voting. Since March, Russian state media outlets have published criticism of widespread mail-in voting, the bulletin reported.",https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-amplifying-claims-mail-voter-fraud-intel-bulletin/story?id=72799959,https://web.archive.org/save/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-amplifying-claims-mail-voter-fraud-intel-bulletin/story?id=72799959,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/USPS_Mailbox.jpg,Iain Laurence/Wikimedia,State Media,,,,3/1/2020,,9/3/2020,,149663,28378,78931,256972,64,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12, 9/18/2020 0:42,24DYHJXI,Russia >>> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,Department of Homeland Security,,,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,vote,DHS: Russia Targeting Confidence in Mail-In Voting,"In an internal bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security warned that Russia was trying to undermine U.S. confidence in mail-in voting. Since March, Russian state media outlets have published criticism of widespread mail-in voting, the bulletin reported.",https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-amplifying-claims-mail-voter-fraud-intel-bulletin/story?id=72799959,https://web.archive.org/save/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-amplifying-claims-mail-voter-fraud-intel-bulletin/story?id=72799959,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/USPS_Mailbox.jpg,Iain Laurence/Wikimedia,State Media,,,,3/1/2020,,9/3/2020,,149663,28378,78931,256972,64,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,6,9,5,0,1,10174,209866,14147,0,123,4386,1699,4089,114653,20601,74612,11398,2705,44,0,0,0,91,32,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/18/2020 13:13:24,35JWSYN9,Russia >>> United States 2020,Senior U.S. Official,Brian Murphy,,"Brian Murphy, DHS",United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,DHS Whistleblower: Told to Stop Writing about Russian Interference,"Brian Murphy, a senior Department of Homeland Security intelligence official, alleged that he was told to stop providing intelligence reports on Russian interference in the 2020 election, in part because it “made the President look bad.” He said he was told to shift the focus to election interference by China and Iran.",https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html,https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/18_0709_Brian-J-Murphy.jpg?itok=TmVxNZc2,DHS,,,,,,,9/9/2020,,1595173,153998,62035,1811206,185,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,8, 9/18/2020 13:13,35JWSYN9,Russia >>> United States 2020,Senior U.S. Official,Brian Murphy,,"Brian Murphy, DHS",United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,DHS Whistleblower: Told to Stop Writing about Russian Interference,"Brian Murphy, a senior Department of Homeland Security intelligence official, alleged that he was told to stop providing intelligence reports on Russian interference in the 2020 election, in part because it “made the President look bad.” He said he was told to shift the focus to election interference by China and Iran.",https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html,https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/18_0709_Brian-J-Murphy.jpg?itok=TmVxNZc2,DHS,,,,,,,9/9/2020,,1463843,139076,58123,1661042,184,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,10,,12,19,14,4,1,42584,967221,110498,290050,2570,30918,6006,5660,836013,117108,14100,98944,5471,6083,283876,5720,454,2468,101,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/18/2020 13:27:58,B67Q8PAA,Venezuela >>> United States 2020,,"White House, Rick Scott",,,United States,Government,Nicolas Maduro,,Venezuela,,Direct Attribution,,White House: Maduro Inciting Violence at Protests,"The White House said that individuals linked to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have incited violence at the George Floyd protests, but refused to discuss the “non-open source information” supporting that assessment. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) had previously highlighted a similar claim.",https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article243266536.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article243266536.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg,Mike Shaheen/Wikimedia,,,,Individuals at protests,,,6/5/2020,,81978,4840,14096,100914,34,1,1,0,0,0,2,0,1,1,2,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,7, 9/18/2020 13:27,B67Q8PAA,Venezuela >>> United States 2020,,"White House, Rick Scott",,,United States,Government,Nicolas Maduro,,Venezuela,,Direct Attribution,,White House: Maduro Inciting Violence at Protests,"The White House said that individuals linked to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have incited violence at the George Floyd protests, but refused to discuss the “non-open source information” supporting that assessment. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) had previously highlighted a similar claim.",https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article243266536.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article243266536.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg,Mike Shaheen/Wikimedia,,,,Individuals at protests,,,6/5/2020,,81978,4840,14096,100914,34,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,2,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,6,,4,2,0,0,0,1997,34719,0,0,0,1661,336,0,34697,3,19,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/18/2020 17:10:58,TZ3OU1FU,Russia >>> United States 2014,,DFRLab,,,United States,Civil Society Organization,Operation Secondary Infektion,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,DFRLab: Broad Russian Influence Operation Uncovered,"DFRLab uncovered a broad influence operation originating in Russia. The scale of the operation, its tradecraft, and its obsession with secrecy indicate that it was run by a persistent, sophisticated, and well-resourced organization, possibly an intelligence agency. The activity took place not only on Facebook and Twitter, but also on Medium, Reddit, and other online platforms. In all, more than 30 online services were employed across 9 languages.",https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/operation-secondary-infektion/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200918210426/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/operation-secondary-infektion/,Screenshot,DFRLab,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Forum Board",,,1/1/2014,,6/22/2019,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",527,143,69,739,6,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,0,1,1,1,4,8,17, 9/18/2020 17:10,TZ3OU1FU,Russia >>> United States 2014,,DFRLab,,,United States,Civil Society Organization,Operation Secondary Infektion,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,DFRLab: Broad Russian Influence Operation Uncovered,"DFRLab uncovered a broad influence operation originating in Russia. The scale of the operation, its tradecraft, and its obsession with secrecy indicate that it was run by a persistent, sophisticated, and well-resourced organization, possibly an intelligence agency. The activity took place not only on Facebook and Twitter, but also on Medium, Reddit, and other online platforms. In all, more than 30 online services were employed across 9 languages.",https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/operation-secondary-infektion/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200918210426/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/operation-secondary-infektion/,Screenshot,DFRLab,,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Forum Board",,,1/1/2014,,6/22/2019,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",527,143,69,739,6,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,1,1,5,8,18,,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/23/2020 12:33:58,W1U1SUQ9,"Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020",,Microsoft ,,,United States ,Technology Company,"Strontium, Zirconium, Phosphorus",DELETE,"Russia, China, Iran ",,Direct Attribution,,Microsoft: Cyberattacks on Election Campaigns,"Microsoft detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election, including unsuccessful attacks on both the Trump and Biden campaigns. A Russian group has attempted to hack more than 200 political organizations. Chinese hackers have attacked high-profile individuals associated with the election, particularly the Biden campaign, and has compromised almost 150 accounts. An Iranian hacker group has targeted the accounts of people associated with the Trump campaign, as well as organizations interested in Middle Eastern politics.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/10/cyberattacks-us-elections-trump-biden/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162921/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/10/cyberattacks-us-elections-trump-biden/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Microsoft_logo_%282012%29.svg/512px-Microsoft_logo_%282012%29.svg.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,"Email, Domains ",3/1/2020,9/10/2020,9/10/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,192147,31090,123938,347175,637,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,14, 9/23/2020 12:33,W1U1SUQ9,"Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020",,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,"Strontium, Zirconium, Phosphorus",DELETE,"Russia, China, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,Microsoft: Cyberattacks on Election Campaigns,"Microsoft detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election, including unsuccessful attacks on both the Trump and Biden campaigns. A Russian group has attempted to hack more than 200 political organizations. Chinese hackers have attacked high-profile individuals associated with the election, particularly the Biden campaign, and has compromised almost 150 accounts. An Iranian hacker group has targeted the accounts of people associated with the Trump campaign, as well as organizations interested in Middle Eastern politics.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/10/cyberattacks-us-elections-trump-biden/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162921/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/10/cyberattacks-us-elections-trump-biden/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Microsoft_logo_%282012%29.svg/512px-Microsoft_logo_%282012%29.svg.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,"Email, Domains",3/1/2020,9/10/2020,9/10/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,190160,29485,123924,343569,631,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,14,,5,19,37,6,5,80101,108205,73117,1385,6297,6585,2307,71209,91287,11572,5346,27980,2717,42420,939,194,252,5738,559,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/23/2020 13:28:30,5SP5O2PK,Russia >>> United States 2013,,Yahoo News ,,Yahoo,United States ,Media,Antifa.com,,Russia ,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Yahoo News: Antifa.com Connected to Russia,"After an OAN correspondent noted that the website URL antifa.com redirected to Joe Bidens campaign website, Yahoo News investigated the website and found that it was registered in Russia from 2013 until July 2019. Although any number of entities could have registered the URL, Yahoo's headline appeared to implicate Russia directly.",https://news.yahoo.com/atifa-website-one-america-chanel-rion-russia-004727528.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923172220/https://news.yahoo.com/atifa-website-one-america-chanel-rion-russia-004727528.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Antifa_logo.jpg,Wikimedia/Enix150,Independent Media,,,Domain ,1/1/2013,8/12/2020,8/12/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,161905,8335,52251,222491,19,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,9, 9/23/2020 13:28,5SP5O2PK,Russia >>> United States 2013,,Yahoo News,,Yahoo,United States,Media,Antifa.com,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Yahoo News: Antifa.com Connected to Russia,"After an OAN correspondent noted that the website URL antifa.com redirected to Joe Bidens campaign website, Yahoo News investigated the website and found that it was registered in Russia from 2013 until July 2019. Although any number of entities could have registered the URL, Yahoo's headline appeared to implicate Russia directly.",https://news.yahoo.com/atifa-website-one-america-chanel-rion-russia-004727528.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923172220/https://news.yahoo.com/atifa-website-one-america-chanel-rion-russia-004727528.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Antifa_logo.jpg,Wikimedia/Enix150,Independent Media,,,Domain,1/1/2013,8/12/2020,8/12/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,161905,8335,52251,222491,19,1,1,0,0,1,3,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,0,0,2,0,1,1,0,0,2,6,10,,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/23/2020 14:11:49,T81C4QVK,Russia >>> United States 2020,,"Facebook, Twitter",,DELETE,United States ,Technology Company,Peace Data ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets and False News Organization Linked to Russia,"Based on a tip from the FBI, Facebook removed 8 accounts and two pages linked to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter also removed five accounts associated with the network. The operation, centered around a fake media organization called Peace Data, used unsuspecting American freelancers to write left-leaning content. Peace Data had also tried unsuccessfully to place content in progressive magazines.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/august-2020-cib-report/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923174823/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/august-2020-cib-report/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Facebook_Logo_%282019%29.svg/800px-Facebook_Logo_%282019%29.svg.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,Facebook,,,12/20/2020,9/1/2020,9/1/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation, Deep Learning Processes",195215,17360,20114,232689,120,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,1,0,3,7,15, 9/23/2020 14:11,T81C4QVK,Russia >>> United States 2020,,"Facebook, Twitter",,DELETE,United States,Technology Company,Peace Data,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Facebook: Assets and False News Organization Linked to Russia,"Based on a tip from the FBI, Facebook removed 8 accounts and two pages linked to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter also removed five accounts associated with the network. The operation, centered around a fake media organization called Peace Data, used unsuspecting American freelancers to write left-leaning content. Peace Data had also tried unsuccessfully to place content in progressive magazines.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/august-2020-cib-report/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923174823/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/august-2020-cib-report/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Facebook_Logo_%282019%29.svg/800px-Facebook_Logo_%282019%29.svg.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,Facebook,,,12/20/2020,9/1/2020,9/1/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation, Deep Learning Processes",195215,17360,20114,232689,120,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,1,1,1,4,7,15,,3,8,10,1,1,2145,140637,42959,78,131,1261,877,7,118292,10363,11982,39308,1900,1751,64,14,0,94,37,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/23/2020 14:54:20,BGIP9QT3,Russia >>> United States ,,"CIA, Washington Post ",,,United States ,Government,Derkach,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,CIA: Report on Russian Election Interference,"According to the Washington Post, the CIA published an assessment of Russian efforts to interfere in the November election in an internal, highly classified report. The report was prepared with input from the NSA and FBI and includes a description of Andriy Derkachs efforts to disseminate disparaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden.",https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/CIA_Original_Headquarters_Building.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,Personal communications ,,8/31/2020,9/22/2020,Lobbying ,287549,69132,82309,438990,238,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,1,0,1,8,12, 9/23/2020 14:54,BGIP9QT3,Russia >>> United States,,"CIA, Washington Post",,,United States,Government,Derkach,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,CIA: Report on Russian Election Interference,"According to the Washington Post, the CIA published an assessment of Russian efforts to interfere in the November election in an internal, highly classified report. The report was prepared with input from the NSA and FBI and includes a description of Andriy Derkachs efforts to disseminate disparaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden.",https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/CIA_Original_Headquarters_Building.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,Personal communications,,8/31/2020,9/22/2020,,287549,69132,82309,438990,238,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,12,17,28,3,1,37016,284209,49479,856,35,12314,4633,20069,180778,58359,45072,45261,1921,2297,716,135,5,17,18,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/23/2020 15:03:48,ELWQ0IFJ,China >>> United States 2016,,Facebook,,,United States ,Technology Company,China ,,China ,,Direct Attribution,inauthentic,Facebook: Assets Linked to China,"Facebook removed 155 accounts, 11 pages, 9 groups, and 6 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The activity originated in China and focused on the U.S. and Southeast Asia, although the network gained almost no following in the U.S. It posted content both in support of and against presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, as well as commentary on naval activity in the South China Sea and regional politics.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923185920/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Flag_map_of_China_with_disputed.png,Wikimedia/DrRandomFactor,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram",,,9/1/2016,9/22/2020,9/22/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",160993,4454,2844,168291,272,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15, 9/23/2020 15:03,ELWQ0IFJ,China >>> United States 2016,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,China,,China,,Direct Attribution,inauthentic,Facebook: Assets Linked to China,"Facebook removed 155 accounts, 11 pages, 9 groups, and 6 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The activity originated in China and focused on the U.S. and Southeast Asia, although the network gained almost no following in the U.S. It posted content both in support of and against presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, as well as commentary on naval activity in the South China Sea and regional politics.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923185920/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/China_flag.JPG,Ecow/Wikimedia,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram",,,9/1/2016,9/22/2020,9/22/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",157906,3988,2810,164704,263,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,14,,4,11,15,3,0,1676,19332,10188,1070,0,1531,63,82,16224,994,2114,9427,571,190,912,154,4,0,0,0,11/12/2020,9/22/2020,https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/,11,60,155,133000,9,59000,0,6,150,1
9/23/2020 16:54:32,44PI58XE,Russia >>> United States ,,FBI ,,,United States ,Government,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,FBI Director: Russia Undermining Joe Biden,"In testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that Russia continues to undermine former Vice President Joe Biden in an attempt to influence the presidential election. Russia uses social media, online proxies, state media, and online journals to “to denigrate [Biden] and what the Russians see as an anti-Russian establishment,” Wray said.",https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/516912-fbi-director-wray-warns-russia-is-interfering-in-election-to-undermine,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923204839/https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/516912-fbi-director-wray-warns-russia-is-interfering-in-election-to-undermine,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/FBI_Headquarters_at_night.jpg,Wikimedia,State Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,11/3/2020,9/17/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation, Deep Learning Processes",255258,22817,95676,373751,59,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12, 9/23/2020 16:54,44PI58XE,Russia >>> United States,,FBI,,,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,FBI Director: Russia Undermining Joe Biden,"In testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that Russia continues to undermine former Vice President Joe Biden in an attempt to influence the presidential election. Russia uses social media, online proxies, state media, and online journals to “to denigrate [Biden] and what the Russians see as an anti-Russian establishment,” Wray said.",https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/516912-fbi-director-wray-warns-russia-is-interfering-in-election-to-undermine,https://web.archive.org/web/20200923204839/https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/516912-fbi-director-wray-warns-russia-is-interfering-in-election-to-undermine,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/FBI_Headquarters_at_night.jpg,Wikimedia,State Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,11/3/2020,9/17/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation, Deep Learning Processes",255258,22817,95676,373751,59,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12,,1,9,11,5,1,2451,204716,140730,2088,637,2203,248,0,149414,19092,36210,79144,2135,59451,1575,508,5,608,29,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 9:50:40,32NQ6NQW,"Russia,China, Iran >>> United States ",,Mike Pompeo ,,,United States ,Government,"Russia,China, Iran ",,"Russia,China, Iran ",,Direct Attribution,coronavirus,Mike Pompeo: Disinformation on COVID-19,"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China, Russia, and Iran of “coordinated efforts to disparage” the U.S. response to COVID-19. He attributed the disinformation to both governments and individuals. He also mentioned false rumors about lockdowns in the U.S. and the origin of the virus.",https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-c-oronavirus-task-force-press-briefing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924134441/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-c-oronavirus-task-force-press-briefing/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/White_House_Press_Briefing_%2849679776593%29.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,"Facebook, Twitter",,,,,3/20/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",63308,9935,555,73798,95,1,1,0,0,0,2,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,6, 9/24/2020 9:50,32NQ6NQW,"Russia,China, Iran >>> United States",,Mike Pompeo,,,United States,Government,"Russia,China, Iran",,"Russia,China, Iran",,Direct Attribution,coronavirus,Mike Pompeo: Disinformation on COVID-19,"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China, Russia, and Iran of “coordinated efforts to disparage” the U.S. response to COVID-19. He attributed the disinformation to both governments and individuals. He also mentioned false rumors about lockdowns in the U.S. and the origin of the virus.",https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-c-oronavirus-task-force-press-briefing/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924134441/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-c-oronavirus-task-force-press-briefing/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/White_House_Press_Briefing_%2849679776593%29.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,"Facebook, Twitter",,,,,3/20/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",63308,9935,555,73798,95,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,1,0,2,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,5,,3,2,5,2,3,2957,905,38043,7346,3020,2567,316,74,899,6,0,33481,4377,185,5810,1503,33,1984,1017,19,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 11:48:14,DHK75NES,China >>> United States ,,Department of State ,,DELETE,United States ,Government,"Zhao Lijian, Foreign Ministry",Zhao Lijian,China ,,Direct Attribution,coronavirus,State Department: Chinese Ambassador Zhao Lijian Spread Conspiracy,"Zhao Lijian, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., implied in a Tweet that the U.S. might be responsible for COVID-19: “It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!” Hours later, he was summoned to the State Department by Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell.",https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/state-department-chinese-ambassador-coronavirus/index.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/state-department-chinese-ambassador-coronavirus/index.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/MOFAChinaChaoyang.JPG,Wikimedia/WhisperToMe,State Media,Twitter,,,,3/12/2020,3/12/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,685081,29512,2300,716893,40,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,0,0,2,8,15, 9/24/2020 11:48,DHK75NES,China >>> United States,,Department of State,,DELETE,United States,Government,"Zhao Lijian, Foreign Ministry",Zhao Lijian,China,,Direct Attribution,coronavirus,State Department: Chinese Ambassador Zhao Lijian Spread Conspiracy,"Zhao Lijian, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., implied in a Tweet that the U.S. might be responsible for COVID-19: “It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!” Hours later, he was summoned to the State Department by Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell.",https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/state-department-chinese-ambassador-coronavirus/index.html,https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/state-department-chinese-ambassador-coronavirus/index.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/MOFAChinaChaoyang.JPG,Wikimedia/WhisperToMe,State Media,Twitter,,,,3/12/2020,3/12/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,685081,29512,2300,716893,40,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,1,4,8,16,,2,9,5,2,0,1868,393164,26098,6714,0,1388,408,72,373827,18541,796,22891,2071,1136,4507,2173,34,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 12:03:03,YW777IWI,"Russia, China, Iran >>> United States ",,"State Department, GEC, Lea Gabrielle ",,"State Department, GEC",United States ,Government,"Russia, China, Iran ",,"Russia, China, Iran ",,Direct Attribution,,"State Department: Russia, China, Iran Increase Disinformation","Lea Gabrielle, Special Envoy and Coordinator of the State Departments Global Engagement Center, said that Russia, China, and Iran have sharply increased their disinformation about the coronavirus since January, sometimes repeating and amplifying each others propaganda.",https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-on-disinformation-and-propaganda-related-to-covid-19/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924155426/https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-on-disinformation-and-propaganda-related-to-covid-19/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Truman_building.jpg,Wikimedia/Ctac,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,3/27/2020,3/27/2020,Sockpuppets,5362,2575,649,8586,22,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,1,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12, 9/24/2020 12:03,YW777IWI,"Russia, China, Iran >>> United States",,"State Department, GEC, Lea Gabrielle",,"State Department, GEC",United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",,"Russia, China, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,"State Department: Russia, China, Iran Increase Disinformation","Lea Gabrielle, Special Envoy and Coordinator of the State Departments Global Engagement Center, said that Russia, China, and Iran have sharply increased their disinformation about the coronavirus since January, sometimes repeating and amplifying each others propaganda.",https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-on-disinformation-and-propaganda-related-to-covid-19/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924155426/https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-on-disinformation-and-propaganda-related-to-covid-19/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Truman_building.jpg,Wikimedia/Ctac,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,3/27/2020,3/27/2020,Sockpuppets,5323,2571,649,8543,21,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,15,,0,2,1,3,1,0,2872,564,2144,43,0,0,0,1732,535,605,267,297,0,871,1273,0,39,4,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 12:35:21,XVMM45G3,China >>> United States ,,German Marshall Fund ,,Alliance for Securing Democracy,United States ,Civil Society Organization,China ,,China ,,Direct Attribution,Twitter,GMF: Twitter Output from Chinese Accounts Rises Sharply,"An analysis by the German Marshall Fund found that Twitter output from official Chinese accounts around the world has almost doubled since January, reaching 90,000 tweets in April and May. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Chinese accounts ""have become more aggressive [and] more conspiratorial.”",https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-launches-new-twitter-accounts-90-000-tweets-covid-19-n1207991,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163219/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-launches-new-twitter-accounts-90-000-tweets-covid-19-n1207991,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Coronavirus_SARS-CoV-2.jpg,Wikimedia/Felipe Esquivel Reed,State Media,Twitter,,,,5/20/2020,5/20/2020,"Brigading, Deceptive Content Manipulation",10660,1105,903,12668,27,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,0,1,4,8,16, 9/24/2020 12:35,XVMM45G3,China >>> United States,,German Marshall Fund,,Alliance for Securing Democracy,United States,Civil Society Organization,China,,China,,Direct Attribution,Twitter,GMF: Twitter Output from Chinese Accounts Rises Sharply,"An analysis by the German Marshall Fund found that Twitter output from official Chinese accounts around the world has almost doubled since January, reaching 90,000 tweets in April and May. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Chinese accounts ""have become more aggressive [and] more conspiratorial.”",https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-launches-new-twitter-accounts-90-000-tweets-covid-19-n1207991,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163219/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-launches-new-twitter-accounts-90-000-tweets-covid-19-n1207991,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Coronavirus_SARS-CoV-2.jpg,Wikimedia/Felipe Esquivel Reed,State Media,Twitter,,,,5/20/2020,5/20/2020,"Brigading, Deceptive Content Manipulation",10660,1105,903,12668,27,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,3,0,1,1,1,0,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,7,14,,0,1,0,1,2,0,4882,0,176,2999,0,0,0,3478,505,899,0,0,0,129,45,2,2629,368,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 12:48:28,4B02962Z,China >>> United Kingdom ,,BBC ,,,United Kingdom ,Media,China ,,China ,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Facebook,BBC: Fake Accounts Pushing Chinese Propaganda,"A BBC investigation found that more than 1,200 fake or hijacked social media accounts have been pushing pro-Chinese government messages about the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Although the BBC could not definitively link the accounts to the Chinese government, it noted similarities to Chinese networks discovered by Twitter in August 2019 and Graphika in April 2020.",https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52657434,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163841/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52657434,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/BBC_News_2019.svg,Wikimedia/BBC News,Independent Media,"Facebook, Twitter, YouTube",,,,5/28/2020,5/28/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",37995,771,378,39144,14,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,8,17, 9/24/2020 12:48,4B02962Z,China >>> United Kingdom,,BBC,,,United Kingdom,Media,China,,China,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Facebook,BBC: Fake Accounts Pushing Chinese Propaganda,"A BBC investigation found that more than 1,200 fake or hijacked social media accounts have been pushing pro-Chinese government messages about the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Although the BBC could not definitively link the accounts to the Chinese government, it noted similarities to Chinese networks discovered by Twitter in August 2019 and Graphika in April 2020.",https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52657434,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163841/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52657434,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/BBC_News_2019.svg,Wikimedia/BBC News,Independent Media,"Facebook, Twitter, YouTube",,,,5/28/2020,5/28/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",37995,771,378,39144,14,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,8,15,,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,24352,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,23976,0,376,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 13:15:32,EPRR4RES,China >>> United States ,,"GEC, Department of State ",,GEC,United States ,Government,China ,,China ,,Direct Attribution,Twitter,State Department: Inauthentic Twitter Accounts Tied to China,"The State Departments Global Engagement Center announced that it had uncovered a network of inauthentic Twitter accounts designed to amplify Chinese propaganda. When it sent a sample of 5,000 accounts to Twitter, however, Twitter found that many of the accounts belonged to government entities, NGOs, and journalists.",https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-update-on-prc-efforts-to-push-disinformation-and-propaganda-around-covid/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924171128/https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-update-on-prc-efforts-to-push-disinformation-and-propaganda-around-covid/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Department_of_State.svg,Wikimedia,State Media,"Facebook, Twitter",,,,5/8/2020,5/8/2020,"Brigading, Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",7064,2143,932,10139,24,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,15, 9/24/2020 13:15,EPRR4RES,China >>> United States,,"GEC, Department of State",,GEC,United States,Government,China,,China,,Direct Attribution,Twitter,State Department: Inauthentic Twitter Accounts Tied to China,"The State Departments Global Engagement Center announced that it had uncovered a network of inauthentic Twitter accounts designed to amplify Chinese propaganda. When it sent a sample of 5,000 accounts to Twitter, however, Twitter found that many of the accounts belonged to government entities, NGOs, and journalists.",https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-update-on-prc-efforts-to-push-disinformation-and-propaganda-around-covid/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924171128/https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-update-on-prc-efforts-to-push-disinformation-and-propaganda-around-covid/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Department_of_State.svg,Wikimedia,State Media,"Facebook, Twitter",,,,5/8/2020,5/8/2020,"Brigading, Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",7064,2143,932,10139,24,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,0,0,1,8,14,,1,2,2,2,0,1641,2377,945,4011,0,1057,449,135,2206,171,0,737,206,2,2874,1127,10,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 13:36:30,5Q5D6SZO,China >>> United States ,,Robert O'Brien,,,United States ,Government,China ,,China ,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Official: China Has the Largest Program to Influence Election,"National Security Advisor Robert OBrien said that China “had the most massive program to influence the United States politically,” followed by Iran and then Russia. He did not provide any additional details.",https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924173401/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/600px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,,9/4/2020,9/4/2020,"Hacking - DDoS, Hacking - Data Exfiltration",47617,5359,773363,826339,25,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,8, 9/24/2020 13:36,5Q5D6SZO,China >>> United States,,Robert O'Brien,,,United States,Government,China,,China,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Official: China Has the Largest Program to Influence Election,"National Security Advisor Robert OBrien said that China “had the most massive program to influence the United States politically,” followed by Iran and then Russia. He did not provide any additional details.",https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924173401/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/600px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,,9/4/2020,9/4/2020,"Hacking - DDoS, Hacking - Data Exfiltration",47617,5359,773363,826339,25,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,9,,1,2,6,1,0,5675,2430,806283,9461,0,4982,692,1,1122,1303,5,29798,3132,773353,9376,82,3,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 13:47:09,0R5N2DK5,Russia >>> United States ,,Kamala Harris ,,,United States ,Influential Individual,Russian Bots ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,Harris: Campaign Targeted by Russian Bots,"Senator Kamala Harris (D-VA) claimed her presidential campaign was targeted by Russian bots. A Twitter spokesperson said that the company had no evidence that Harris was the target of state-backed bots, however.",https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kamala-harris-twitter-bots/index.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174300/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kamala-harris-twitter-bots/index.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Kamala_Harris_with_LACC_reps.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,Twitter,,,,7/16/2019,7/16/2019,Botnets,3160,832,15,4007,6,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,5, 9/24/2020 13:47,0R5N2DK5,Russia >>> United States,,Kamala Harris,,,United States,Influential Individual,Russian Bots,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Harris: Campaign Targeted by Russian Bots,"Senator Kamala Harris (D-VA) claimed her presidential campaign was targeted by Russian bots. A Twitter spokesperson said that the company had no evidence that Harris was the target of state-backed bots, however.",https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kamala-harris-twitter-bots/index.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174300/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kamala-harris-twitter-bots/index.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Kamala_Harris_with_LACC_reps.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,Twitter,,,,7/16/2019,7/16/2019,Botnets,3160,832,15,4007,6,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,2,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,6,,0,2,0,0,0,0,3900,0,0,0,0,0,0,3131,754,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 13:55:02,AT5BWCEZ,Russia >>> United States ,,"Pentagon, Department of Defense ",,,United States ,Government,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Officials: Russian Influence Operation Aimed at Military,"A survey of armed services households found that 46% viewed Russia as an ally. This result concerned defense officials, who worried that Russia intended to seed U.S. military personnel with the right type of disinformation so that they would be predisposed to view Russia favorably. Defense officials noted that a Russian influence campaign has been targeting U.S. military personnel since 2017.",https://www.voanews.com/usa/pentagon-concerned-russia-cultivating-sympathy-among-us-troops,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924175211/https://www.voanews.com/usa/pentagon-concerned-russia-cultivating-sympathy-among-us-troops,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Pentagon_satellite_image.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,12/8/2019,12/8/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",5315,767,135,6217,44,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,0,2,0,1,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,11, 9/24/2020 13:55,AT5BWCEZ,Russia >>> United States,,"Pentagon, Department of Defense",,,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Officials: Russian Influence Operation Aimed at Military,"A survey of armed services households found that 46% viewed Russia as an ally. This result concerned defense officials, who worried that Russia intended to seed U.S. military personnel with the right type of disinformation so that they would be predisposed to view Russia favorably. Defense officials noted that a Russian influence campaign has been targeting U.S. military personnel since 2017.",https://www.voanews.com/usa/pentagon-concerned-russia-cultivating-sympathy-among-us-troops,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924175211/https://www.voanews.com/usa/pentagon-concerned-russia-cultivating-sympathy-among-us-troops,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Pentagon_satellite_image.jpg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,12/8/2019,12/8/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",5315,767,135,6217,44,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,1,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,12,,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1302,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,615,577,110,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 14:59:33,QGYY2XPE,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Bloomberg News ,,U.S. intelligence,United States ,Media,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,Joe Biden,Bloomberg News: U.S. Officials Assess Russian Attacks on Biden,Bloomberg News reported that U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials were assessing whether Russia was trying to undermine Joe Biden. The inquiry explored whether Russia may be promoting controversy over Biden's involvement in U.S. policy toward Ukraine at the same time as his son worked for an energy company there.,https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/u-s-probes-if-russia-targeting-biden-in-2020-election-meddling,https://web.archive.org/web/20200908062851/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/u-s-probes-if-russia-targeting-biden-in-2020-election-meddling,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Joe_Biden_%2849404623708%29.jpg,Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,9/1/2020,11/3/2020,1/10/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,140973,5171,60716,206860,33,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,10, 9/24/2020 14:59,QGYY2XPE,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Bloomberg News,,U.S. intelligence,United States,Media,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,Joe Biden,Bloomberg News: U.S. Officials Assess Russian Attacks on Biden,Bloomberg News reported that U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials were assessing whether Russia was trying to undermine Joe Biden. The inquiry explored whether Russia may be promoting controversy over Biden's involvement in U.S. policy toward Ukraine at the same time as his son worked for an energy company there.,https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/u-s-probes-if-russia-targeting-biden-in-2020-election-meddling,https://web.archive.org/web/20200908062851/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/u-s-probes-if-russia-targeting-biden-in-2020-election-meddling,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Joe_Biden_%2849404623708%29.jpg,Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,9/1/2020,11/3/2020,1/10/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,140973,5171,60716,206860,33,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,10,,1,3,0,4,1,3511,90174,0,24332,118,1497,723,1291,30412,355,59407,0,0,0,21242,3087,3,103,15,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 16:11:24,M5L3A3M0,Russia >>> United States ,,Intelligence Officials,,,United States ,Government,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Intelligence: Russia Interfering in Support of Trump,"Intelligence officials briefed the House Intelligence Committee that Russia was interfering in the 2020 election in support of President Donald Trump. They also disclosed that Russia intended to interfere with the 2020 Democratic primaries. The briefing angered Trump, and his allies challenged the conclusions reached by the intelligence officials.",https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924200912/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/United_States_House_Committee_on_Intelligence_hearing_on_Emerging_Technologies_and_National_Security_-_Posturing_the_U.S._Intelligence_Community_for_Success.jpg,Wikimedia/Adam Schiff,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,2/13/2020,2/20/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",2137292,181394,143558,2462244,841,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,1,0,1,8,12, 9/24/2020 16:11,M5L3A3M0,Russia >>> United States,,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,U.S. Intelligence: Russia Interfering in Support of Trump,"Intelligence officials briefed the House Intelligence Committee that Russia was interfering in the 2020 election in support of President Donald Trump. They also disclosed that Russia intended to interfere with the 2020 Democratic primaries. The briefing angered Trump, and his allies challenged the conclusions reached by the intelligence officials.",https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924200912/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/United_States_House_Committee_on_Intelligence_hearing_on_Emerging_Technologies_and_National_Security_-_Posturing_the_U.S._Intelligence_Community_for_Success.jpg,Wikimedia/Adam Schiff,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,2/13/2020,2/20/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",2137292,181394,143558,2462244,841,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,0,0,1,0,1,8,13,,41,28,35,27,21,254251,1351224,169200,140884,75671,215044,22002,17205,1233532,110608,7084,129699,2542,36959,114349,25767,768,70999,4618,54,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 16:17:45,QOTUZHN6,Russia >>> United States 2020,,"Chad Wolf, DHS ",,,United States ,Government,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,DHS,U.S. Official: COVID-19 Lockdown Rumors Tied to Russia,"Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf discussed text messages claiming that the U.S. was about to impose a COVID-19 lockdown, describing them as a “disinformation campaign” that might have originated in Russia.",https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488894-dhs-chief-false-reports-of-national-shutdown-may-be-part-of-russian,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924201525/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488894-dhs-chief-false-reports-of-national-shutdown-may-be-part-of-russian,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Chad_F._Wolf_2019.jpg,Wikimedia/Inter-American Dialogue,Independent Media,,"WhatsApp, SMS",,3/1/2020,3/22/2020,3/22/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,3358,126,152,3636,16,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,7, 9/24/2020 16:17,QOTUZHN6,Russia >>> United States 2020,,"Chad Wolf, DHS",,,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,DHS,U.S. Official: COVID-19 Lockdown Rumors Tied to Russia,"Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf discussed text messages claiming that the U.S. was about to impose a COVID-19 lockdown, describing them as a “disinformation campaign” that might have originated in Russia.",https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488894-dhs-chief-false-reports-of-national-shutdown-may-be-part-of-russian,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924201525/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488894-dhs-chief-false-reports-of-national-shutdown-may-be-part-of-russian,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Chad_F._Wolf_2019.jpg,Wikimedia/Inter-American Dialogue,Independent Media,,"WhatsApp, SMS",,3/1/2020,3/22/2020,3/22/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,3358,126,152,3636,16,1,1,0,1,0,3,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,7,,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,2649,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2586,59,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 16:32:14,V5TT6RXM,Russia >>> United States ,,Department of Homeland Security,,Yahoo News,United States ,Government,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,,DHS: Russia Likely to Target Election,"Yahoo News obtained a DHS intelligence assessment that concluded, “Russian influence actors almost certainly will continue to target U.S. audiences with influence activities that seek to advance Russian interests, and probably view the 2020 presidential election as a key opportunity to do so.” The assessment, which was coordinated with the FBI, CIA, and NSA, examined a small number of social media accounts likely controlled by Russian influence actors and found that they attempted to aggravate social and racial tensions, undermine trust in US officials, and criticize anti-Russian politicians.",https://news.yahoo.com/dhs-warns-russia-influence-2020-elections-170005501.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924202820/https://news.yahoo.com/dhs-warns-russia-influence-2020-elections-170005501.html,https://www.gao.gov/extracts/81ab3b0a5e06d5402a59d642d5ee5e98/rId17_image5.png,GAO,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,1/1/2019,10/24/2019,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",7371,680,5,8056,7,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11, 9/24/2020 16:32,V5TT6RXM,Russia >>> United States,,Department of Homeland Security,,Yahoo News,United States,Government,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,DHS: Russia Likely to Target Election,"Yahoo News obtained a DHS intelligence assessment that concluded, “Russian influence actors almost certainly will continue to target U.S. audiences with influence activities that seek to advance Russian interests, and probably view the 2020 presidential election as a key opportunity to do so.” The assessment, which was coordinated with the FBI, CIA, and NSA, examined a small number of social media accounts likely controlled by Russian influence actors and found that they attempted to aggravate social and racial tensions, undermine trust in US officials, and criticize anti-Russian politicians.",https://news.yahoo.com/dhs-warns-russia-influence-2020-elections-170005501.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924202820/https://news.yahoo.com/dhs-warns-russia-influence-2020-elections-170005501.html,https://www.gao.gov/extracts/81ab3b0a5e06d5402a59d642d5ee5e98/rId17_image5.png,GAO,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,,1/1/2019,10/24/2019,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",7371,680,5,8056,7,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,13,,0,1,0,0,0,0,236,0,0,0,0,0,0,100,136,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 16:42:49,53QRMVHS,Russia >>> United States 2017,,Graphika ,,,United States ,Private Consultancy,Russia,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,UK trade,Graphika: UK-US Trade Documents Leaked by Russia,"Graphika assessed that unredacted UK-US trade documents leaked before Britains December 2019 general election were posted and amplified in a way that closely resembled the Russian information operation known as Secondary Infektion. Graphika could not definitively attribute the documents to the unknown actors behind that operation, however.",https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_uk_trade_leaks_updated_12.12.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924203710/https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_uk_trade_leaks_updated_12.12.pdf,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lenin_museum%2C_Moscow_center.jpg,Wikimedia/Andrey,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,5/4/2017,,12/2/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration",7378,9128,914,17420,27,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,2,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,0,4,5,13, 9/24/2020 16:42,53QRMVHS,Russia >>> United States 2017,,Graphika,,,United States,Private Consultancy,Russia,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,UK trade,Graphika: UK-US Trade Documents Leaked by Russia,"Graphika assessed that unredacted UK-US trade documents leaked before Britains December 2019 general election were posted and amplified in a way that closely resembled the Russian information operation known as Secondary Infektion. Graphika could not definitively attribute the documents to the unknown actors behind that operation, however.",https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_uk_trade_leaks_updated_12.12.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924203710/https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_uk_trade_leaks_updated_12.12.pdf,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lenin_museum%2C_Moscow_center.jpg,Wikimedia/Andrey,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit",,,5/4/2017,,12/2/2019,"Sockpuppets, Botnets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration",7378,9128,914,17420,27,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,0,1,2,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,7,16,,1,3,3,2,1,257,2789,452,3743,227,165,70,22,1932,753,104,77,223,152,1344,2357,42,130,97,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 16:52:04,025KQA5P,Iran >>> United States ,,"The Daily Beast, Twitter",,DELETE,United States ,Media,Iran ,,Iran ,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,reporter,"Twitter: Fake, Pro-Iran Accounts Impersonate Reporters",Twitter suspended fake accounts impersonating New York Post and Haaretz reporters. The accounts promoted false stories that contained pro-Iranian government propaganda as well as attacks on Iranian opposition groups and Israel.,https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-post-reporters-identity-stolen-to-spread-iran-propaganda,https://web.archive.org/web/20200925043527/https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-post-reporters-identity-stolen-to-spread-iran-propaganda,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/New_York_Post.svg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,Twitter,,,,,1/8/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",872,1804,170,2846,18,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,0,0,1,1,2,8,14, 9/24/2020 16:52,025KQA5P,Iran >>> United States,,"The Daily Beast, Twitter",,DELETE,United States,Media,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,reporter,"Twitter: Fake, Pro-Iran Accounts Impersonate Reporters",Twitter suspended fake accounts impersonating New York Post and Haaretz reporters. The accounts promoted false stories that contained pro-Iranian government propaganda as well as attacks on Iranian opposition groups and Israel.,https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-post-reporters-identity-stolen-to-spread-iran-propaganda,https://web.archive.org/web/20200925043527/https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-post-reporters-identity-stolen-to-spread-iran-propaganda,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/New_York_Post.svg,Wikimedia,Independent Media,Twitter,,,,,1/8/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",872,1804,170,2846,18,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,0,0,1,1,2,8,14,,2,4,1,0,0,2144,325,193,0,0,478,1513,153,177,134,14,123,67,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 17:04:53,NGORFHPJ,Albania >>> United States ,,The Intercept ,,DELETE,United States ,Media,Mojahedin-e-Khalq,Heshmet Alavi,Albania,DELETE,Direct Attribution,,The Intercept: Articles Written by MEK Persona,"The Intercept reported that a fictitious persona going by the name Heshmat Alavi, which had published articles in Forbes, The Hill, the Daily Caller, and The Federalist, was actually a group account run by Iranian opposition group Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK). One of the those articles was cited by the White House in an exchange with a reporter.",https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924210145/https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Logo_of_the_People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,Mainstream media ,,4/1/2018,6/9/2019,Sockpuppets,13585,12441,337,26363,121,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,8,15, 9/24/2020 17:04,NGORFHPJ,Albania >>> United States,,The Intercept,,DELETE,United States,Media,Mojahedin-e-Khalq,Heshmet Alavi,Albania,DELETE,Direct Attribution,,The Intercept: Articles Written by MEK Persona,"The Intercept reported that a fictitious persona going by the name Heshmat Alavi, which had published articles in Forbes, The Hill, the Daily Caller, and The Federalist, was actually a group account run by Iranian opposition group Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK). One of the those articles was cited by the White House in an exchange with a reporter.",https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924210145/https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Logo_of_the_People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran.png,Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,Mainstream media,,4/1/2018,6/9/2019,Sockpuppets,13585,12441,337,26363,121,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,14,,3,3,2,2,0,20261,2301,94,268,0,8785,11202,274,1653,590,58,49,45,0,185,78,5,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
9/24/2020 17:19:47,Z6BKMSE3,Russia >>> United States 2019,,Facebook ,,,United States ,Technology Company,Russia ,,Russia ,,Direct Attribution,takedown,Facebook: Assets Linked to Russia,"Facebook removed three separate networks originating in Russia for coordinated inauthentic behavior. Together, these networks totaled 242 accounts, 42 pages, 19 groups, and 45 Instagram accounts. They were all targeted in part at the U.S. and engaged in activities like impersonating locals in order to contact news organizations, driving viewers to off-platform sites, soliciting written content, and criticizing U.S. policy in the Middle East. These networks had connections to the Internet Research Agency and, most likely, to Russian military intelligence.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924211455/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%A4.jpg,Wikimedia/Krylov Ivan,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram",,,7/1/2019,9/24/2020,9/24/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",66684,2531,381,69596,138,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,3,7,15, 9/24/2020 17:19,Z6BKMSE3,Russia >>> United States 2019,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,takedown,Facebook: Assets Linked to Russia,"Facebook removed three separate networks originating in Russia for coordinated inauthentic behavior. Together, these networks totaled 242 accounts, 42 pages, 19 groups, and 45 Instagram accounts. They were all targeted in part at the U.S. and engaged in activities like impersonating locals in order to contact news organizations, driving viewers to off-platform sites, soliciting written content, and criticizing U.S. policy in the Middle East. These networks had connections to the Internet Research Agency and, most likely, to Russian military intelligence.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/,https://web.archive.org/web/20200924211455/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%A4.jpg,Wikimedia/Krylov Ivan,Independent Media,"Facebook, Instagram",,,7/1/2019,9/24/2020,9/24/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",66684,2531,381,69596,138,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,,2,7,13,,0,3,27,0,0,0,3219,50555,0,0,0,0,0,3041,176,2,49290,968,297,0,0,0,0,0,0,11/12/2020,9/24/2020,https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/,43,17860,252,73400,19,9501,0,40,15100,3
10/7/2020 14:17:22,PDYLZELT, >>> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,"FBI, CISA",,,United States,Government,Foreign actors,DELETE,,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,voting,"FBI, CISA: Disinformation About Election Systems Vulnerability",The FBI and CISA issued a public service announcement warning that “foreign actors and cyber criminals” are spreading disinformation about cyberattacks on voter registration databases and voting systems.,https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200928.aspx,https://web.archive.org/web/20201004041755if_/https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200928.aspx,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cybersecurity.png/640px-Cybersecurity.png,VIN JD/Pixabay,,,,,,,9/28/2020,,85901,18487,262,104650,105,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,1,0,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11, 10/7/2020 14:17,PDYLZELT,>>> United States 2020,U.S. Intelligence,"FBI, CISA",,,United States,Government,Foreign actors,DELETE,,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,voting,"FBI, CISA: Disinformation About Election Systems Vulnerability",The FBI and CISA issued a public service announcement warning that “foreign actors and cyber criminals” are spreading disinformation about cyberattacks on voter registration databases and voting systems.,https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200928.aspx,https://web.archive.org/web/20201004041755if_/https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200928.aspx,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cybersecurity.png/640px-Cybersecurity.png,VIN JD/Pixabay,,,,,,,9/28/2020,,85901,18487,262,104650,105,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,1,0,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,0,3,6,3,0,0,90633,1898,497,0,0,0,0,76419,13969,245,1523,375,0,440,55,2,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 1:32:40,HDBZ7IBP,"United States, Russia >>> United States 2020",Congressional Democrats,House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff,,Adam Schiff,United States,Government,"Russia, Donald Trump",,"United States, Russia",DELETE,Direct Attribution,amplify,Schiff: Russia Amplifying Trump's Attacks on Vote-by-Mail,House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff claimed that the Russians “have been amplifying Trumps false attacks on absentee voting” after a briefing by intelligence officials on Russian disinformation about mail-in voting. The intelligence briefing did not explicitly link the increase in Russian disinformation to Trumps comments.,https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/mail-in-voting-russian-disinformation.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20201005043418/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/mail-in-voting-russian-disinformation.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Adam_Schiff_%2848010611813%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,9/29/2020,,15684,1107,39068,55859,26,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,1,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,1,4,7, 10/8/2020 1:32,HDBZ7IBP,"United States, Russia >>> United States 2020",Congressional Democrats,House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff,,Adam Schiff,United States,Government,"Russia, Donald Trump",,"United States, Russia",DELETE,Direct Attribution,amplify,Schiff: Russia Amplifying Trump's Attacks on Vote-by-Mail,House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff claimed that the Russians “have been amplifying Trumps false attacks on absentee voting” after a briefing by intelligence officials on Russian disinformation about mail-in voting. The intelligence briefing did not explicitly link the increase in Russian disinformation to Trumps comments.,https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/mail-in-voting-russian-disinformation.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20201005043418/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/mail-in-voting-russian-disinformation.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Adam_Schiff_%2848010611813%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,,,,,,9/29/2020,,15684,1107,39068,55859,26,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,1,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,1,4,7,,1,3,2,0,0,4467,9994,13,0,0,3895,572,0,9731,251,12,4,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 1:52:32,46PA2IGK,Iran >>> United States 2020,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran,"Based on a tip from the FBI, Twitter removed approximately 130 accounts that appeared to originate in Iran. These accounts tried to disrupt the public conversation on the presidential debate, but had very low engagement.",https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1311462538056544258?s=20,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008054930/https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1311462538056544258?s=20,https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/875170358218735617/qYyASCpq_400x400.jpg,Twitter,,Twitter,,,9/29/2020,,9/30/2020,Sockpuppets,2671,5864,277,8812,27,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,0,0,0,0,1,7,13, 10/8/2020 1:52,46PA2IGK,Iran >>> United States 2020,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran,"Based on a tip from the FBI, Twitter removed approximately 130 accounts that appeared to originate in Iran. These accounts tried to disrupt the public conversation on the presidential debate, but had very low engagement.",https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1311462538056544258?s=20,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008054930/https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1311462538056544258?s=20,https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/875170358218735617/qYyASCpq_400x400.jpg,Twitter,,Twitter,,,9/29/2020,,9/30/2020,Sockpuppets,2671,5864,277,8812,27,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,0,0,0,0,1,7,13,,0,0,8,1,0,0,0,1007,159,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,584,174,249,64,84,11,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 2:20:45,P9G8Q1JN,"Israel, United States >>> United Kingdom 2019",,The Guardian,,,United Kingdom,Media,Right-wing Facebook groups,Facebook,"Israel, United States",Israel,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,,"The Guardian: Islamophobic, For-Profit Disinformation Network Discovered","The Guardian published an article on a network of right-wing Facebook groups that shared coordinated political content, much of it Islamophobic in nature. An Israeli man attained administrator privileges on pre-existing right-wing groups and posted identical links on all of them in order to drive traffic to off-platform sites, where he earned ad revenue.",https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008061122/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit,see source url,Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay,,Facebook,,,1/1/2016,,12/5/2019,Sockpuppets,52240,12656,6045,70941,71,1,1,0,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,7,14, 10/8/2020 2:20,P9G8Q1JN,"Israel, United States >>> United Kingdom 2019",,The Guardian,,,United Kingdom,Media,Right-wing Facebook groups,Facebook,"Israel, United States",Israel,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,,"The Guardian: Islamophobic, For-Profit Disinformation Network Discovered","The Guardian published an article on a network of right-wing Facebook groups that shared coordinated political content, much of it Islamophobic in nature. An Israeli man attained administrator privileges on pre-existing right-wing groups and posted identical links on all of them in order to drive traffic to off-platform sites, where he earned ad revenue.",https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008061122/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit,see source url,Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay,,Facebook,,,1/1/2016,,12/5/2019,Sockpuppets,52240,12656,6045,70941,71,1,1,0,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,7,14,,1,5,1,0,0,1,62438,28,0,0,0,1,0,45605,10897,5936,23,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 2:44:54,1GDZM7XT,"Russia >>> United States, United Kingdom 2020",,"Graphika, Reuters",,DELETE,"United States, United Kingdom",Private Consultancy,"NAEBC, Internet Research Agency",,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Graphika: Russia Targets U.S. Far-Right,"According to Graphika, people associated with the Russian Internet Research Agency ran a site called Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens. The site solicited articles from followers and freelance journalists and was aimed at right-wing readers.",https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-disinformation/exclusive-russian-operation-masqueraded-as-right-wing-news-site-to-target-u-s-voters-sources-idUSKBN26M5OP,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008064132/https://uk.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-disinformation/exclusive-russian-operation-masqueraded-as-right-wing-news-site-to-target-u-s-voters-sources-idUSKBN26M5OP,"https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_711,w_1264,x_83,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_1044/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1601554871/Screen_Shot_2020-10-01_at_13.20.52_u8uluk",NAEBC/The Daily Beast,"""Junk News""","Parler, Gab",,,,,10/1/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",28159,1765,105121,135045,66,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,8,17, 10/8/2020 2:44,1GDZM7XT,"Russia >>> United States, United Kingdom 2020",,"Graphika, Reuters",,DELETE,"United States, United Kingdom",Private Consultancy,"NAEBC, Internet Research Agency",,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,Graphika: Russia Targets U.S. Far-Right,"According to Graphika, people associated with the Russian Internet Research Agency ran a site called Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens. The site solicited articles from followers and freelance journalists and was aimed at right-wing readers.",https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-disinformation/exclusive-russian-operation-masqueraded-as-right-wing-news-site-to-target-u-s-voters-sources-idUSKBN26M5OP,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008064132/https://uk.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-disinformation/exclusive-russian-operation-masqueraded-as-right-wing-news-site-to-target-u-s-voters-sources-idUSKBN26M5OP,"https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_711,w_1264,x_83,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_1044/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1601554871/Screen_Shot_2020-10-01_at_13.20.52_u8uluk",NAEBC/The Daily Beast,"""Junk News""","Parler, Gab",,,,,10/1/2020,"Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation",28159,1765,105121,135045,66,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,1,1,1,1,1,5,8,17,,4,4,3,0,1,6351,5143,18825,0,739,4322,642,1387,4469,366,308,14607,172,4046,0,0,0,551,143,45,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 15:26:14,MI3UBT21,"United States, Russia >>> United States, Russia 2020",U.S. Intelligence,"Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Russia",,John Ratcliffe,"United States, Russia",Government,"Hillary Clinton, Russia",Hillary Clinton,"United States, Russia",Russia,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,ODNI: Declassfiying Russian Intelligence About Foreign Interference and Clinton Campaign,Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified information on a Russian intelligence assessment claiming that “Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee.” He acknowledged that U.S. intelligence officials did not know the accuracy of this assessment.,https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-29-20_Letter%20to%20Sen.%20Graham_Declassification%20of%20FBI's%20Crossfire%20Hurricane%20Investigations_20-00912_U_SIGNED-FINAL.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20201007083018/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/chairman-graham-releases-information-from-dni-ratcliffe-on-fbis-handling-of-crossfire-hurricane,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Hillary_Clinton_at_Planned_Parenthood-8_%28cropped%29.jpg,Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia,,,,,7/26/2016,,9/29/2020,,1882654,232395,7179,2122228,229,1,1,0,0,1,3,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,1,0,1,6,9, 10/8/2020 15:26,MI3UBT21,"United States, Russia >>> United States, Russia 2020",U.S. Intelligence,"Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Russia",,John Ratcliffe,"United States, Russia",Government,"Hillary Clinton, Russia",Hillary Clinton,"United States, Russia",Russia,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,ODNI: Declassfiying Russian Intelligence About Foreign Interference and Clinton Campaign,Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified information on a Russian intelligence assessment claiming that “Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee.” He acknowledged that U.S. intelligence officials did not know the accuracy of this assessment.,https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-29-20_Letter%20to%20Sen.%20Graham_Declassification%20of%20FBI's%20Crossfire%20Hurricane%20Investigations_20-00912_U_SIGNED-FINAL.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20201007083018/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/chairman-graham-releases-information-from-dni-ratcliffe-on-fbis-handling-of-crossfire-hurricane,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Hillary_Clinton_at_Planned_Parenthood-8_%28cropped%29.jpg,Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia,,,,,7/26/2016,,9/29/2020,,1882654,232395,7179,2122228,229,1,1,0,0,1,3,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,0,1,2,0,0,0,1,0,1,6,9,,4,7,8,17,16,12656,75510,99944,983367,501159,11249,1078,329,38485,33166,3859,87172,12461,311,855958,126612,797,455215,44658,1286,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 16:13:35,89KP7CL0,"Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020",,Department of Homeland Security,,,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",,"Russia, China, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,"DHS: China, Russian, Iran Interfering in 2020 Election","The Department of Homeland Security released a report on current threats to the homeland that stated that China, Russia, and Iran will “try to use cyber capabilities or foreign influence to compromise or disrupt infrastructure related to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.” The report noted that Russia has been “a persistent threat,” but that “China and Iran also pose threats in this space.”",https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008184004/https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf,screenshot,DHS,"State Media, ""Junk News""",,,,1/1/2016,,10/6/2020,"Brigading, Sockpuppets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",297078,35192,39353,371623,217,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11, 10/8/2020 16:13,89KP7CL0,"Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020",,Department of Homeland Security,,,United States,Government,"Russia, China, Iran",,"Russia, China, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,"DHS: China, Russian, Iran Interfering in 2020 Election","The Department of Homeland Security released a report on current threats to the homeland that stated that China, Russia, and Iran will “try to use cyber capabilities or foreign influence to compromise or disrupt infrastructure related to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.” The report noted that Russia has been “a persistent threat,” but that “China and Iran also pose threats in this space.”",https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008184004/https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf,screenshot,DHS,"State Media, ""Junk News""",,,,1/1/2016,,10/6/2020,"Brigading, Sockpuppets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",297078,35192,39353,371623,217,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,11,,2,11,9,7,3,4642,195172,96167,3275,3032,2480,2030,132,157209,26922,11041,68332,946,26889,2719,523,33,2695,298,39,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/8/2020 17:44:27,MZWSSOLA,Iran >>> United States 2020,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Black Lives Matter,Twitter: Further Information on Assets Linked to Iran,"Twitter removed 104 accounts operating from Iran that artificially amplified conversations on politically sensitive topics, including Black Lives Matter, the murder of George Floyd, and other issues of racial and social justice in the United States. This expanded on Twitter's September 29 announcement regarding Iranian interference.",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/disclosing-removed-networks-to-our-archive-of-state-linked-information.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008214159/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/disclosing-removed-networks-to-our-archive-of-state-linked-information.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Tehran%2C_Iran%2C_15_53.jpg,Christiaan Triebert/Wikimedia,,Twitter,,,1/1/2020,,10/8/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",180629,50311,200,231140,96,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,0,1,3,7,14, 10/8/2020 17:44,MZWSSOLA,Iran >>> United States 2020,,Twitter,,,United States,Technology Company,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,Black Lives Matter,Twitter: Further Information on Assets Linked to Iran,"Twitter removed 104 accounts operating from Iran that artificially amplified conversations on politically sensitive topics, including Black Lives Matter, the murder of George Floyd, and other issues of racial and social justice in the United States. This expanded on Twitter's September 29 announcement regarding Iranian interference.",https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/disclosing-removed-networks-to-our-archive-of-state-linked-information.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20201008214159/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/disclosing-removed-networks-to-our-archive-of-state-linked-information.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Tehran%2C_Iran%2C_15_53.jpg,Christiaan Triebert/Wikimedia,,Twitter,,,1/1/2020,,10/8/2020,"Sockpuppets, Botnets",180629,50311,200,231140,96,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,0,1,3,7,14,,0,1,1,0,0,0,68570,19707,0,0,0,0,0,68431,1,138,19621,86,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/15/2020 11:42:59,21UITERF,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Michael Carpenter,,w/ quotes,United States,Influential Individual,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Biden Advisor: Hacked Emails are Russian Disinfo,"The New York Post published emails and images purported to be from the son of Vice President Biden and showing previously undisclosed business interests in Ukraine. Amid widespread suspicion about the veracity and origin of the leaked materials, senior Biden advisor Michael Carpenter stated: “This is a Russian disinformation operation…Im very comfortable saying that.”",https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486,https://web.archive.org/web/20201015153924/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Joe_Biden_kickoff_rally_May_2019.jpg,Michael Stokes/Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,,,10/14/2020,"Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",1124222,13407,48323,1185952,225,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,7,New York Post Leaks 10/15/2020 11:42,21UITERF,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Michael Carpenter,,w/ quotes,United States,Influential Individual,Russia,,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Biden Advisor: Hacked Emails are Russian Disinfo,"The New York Post published emails and images purported to be from the son of Vice President Biden and showing previously undisclosed business interests in Ukraine. Amid widespread suspicion about the veracity and origin of the leaked materials, senior Biden advisor Michael Carpenter stated: “This is a Russian disinformation operation…Im very comfortable saying that.”",https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486,https://web.archive.org/web/20201015153924/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Joe_Biden_kickoff_rally_May_2019.jpg,Michael Stokes/Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,,,10/14/2020,"Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",1124222,13407,48323,1185952,225,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,7,New York Post Leaks,5,7,7,13,10,108494,29174,89728,45465,10279,71017,1201,36276,27818,1246,110,75701,3493,10534,42412,2896,157,9549,425,305,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/16/2020 11:42:20,JQPLAH9U,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,"Russia, Rudy Giuliani",,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Former U.S. Officials: Rudy Giuliani Targeted by Russian Influence Operation,"The Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence officials had raised repeated concerns that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, was being used by Russian intelligence to launder disinformation. Giuliani had taken multiple ""fact-finding"" trips to Ukraine since 2019 with the intent of gathering material to politically damage Vice President Biden. In the process, according to four sources, Guliani was manipulated by Russian assets.",https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20201016154003/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Rudy_Giuliani_%2829299015971%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,1/1/2019,,10/15/2020,,2409744,312864,414222,3136830,552,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,15,New York Post Leaks 10/16/2020 11:42,JQPLAH9U,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,"Russia, Rudy Giuliani",,Russia,,Direct Attribution,,Former U.S. Officials: Rudy Giuliani Targeted by Russian Influence Operation,"The Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence officials had raised repeated concerns that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, was being used by Russian intelligence to launder disinformation. Giuliani had taken multiple ""fact-finding"" trips to Ukraine since 2019 with the intent of gathering material to politically damage Vice President Biden. In the process, according to four sources, Guliani was manipulated by Russian assets.",https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html,https://web.archive.org/web/20201016154003/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Rudy_Giuliani_%2829299015971%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,1/1/2019,,10/15/2020,,2176759,239583,393308,2809650,550,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,15,New York Post Leaks,33,35,52,8,7,391613,1336245,503953,17928,5520,299941,30686,60986,1123776,171025,41444,317457,20945,165551,17274,630,24,4570,928,22,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/22/2020 12:24:55,YQAO5J64,Iran >>> United States 2020,,"Daily Beast, FireEye",,,United States,Media,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,"Daily Beast, FireEye: Media Hacks and Amplification Tied to Iran","In what appeared to be a coordinated operation, hackers in Iran broke into the websites and Twitter accounts of news organizations and planted false stories. Then, Iran-linked social media accounts (some of which impersonated real people) amplified the false stories.",https://www.thedailybeast.com/hackers-planted-trump-smearsand-pro-iran-trolls-spread-them?ref=scroll,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022161720/https://www.thedailybeast.com/hackers-planted-trump-smearsand-pro-iran-trolls-spread-them?ref=scroll,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Iranian_national_flag_%28tehran%29.jpg,Farzaaaad2000/Wikimedia,Independent Media,Twitter,,,5/1/2020,,10/19/2020,"Sockpuppets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",314,1477,0,1791,6,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,0,0,1,1,2,7,13, 10/22/2020 12:24,YQAO5J64,Iran >>> United States 2020,,"Daily Beast, FireEye",,,United States,Media,Iran,,Iran,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,,"Daily Beast, FireEye: Media Hacks and Amplification Tied to Iran","In what appeared to be a coordinated operation, hackers in Iran broke into the websites and Twitter accounts of news organizations and planted false stories. Then, Iran-linked social media accounts (some of which impersonated real people) amplified the false stories.",https://www.thedailybeast.com/hackers-planted-trump-smearsand-pro-iran-trolls-spread-them?ref=scroll,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022161720/https://www.thedailybeast.com/hackers-planted-trump-smearsand-pro-iran-trolls-spread-them?ref=scroll,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Iranian_national_flag_%28tehran%29.jpg,Farzaaaad2000/Wikimedia,Independent Media,Twitter,,,5/1/2020,,10/19/2020,"Sockpuppets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",314,1477,0,1791,6,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,0,0,1,1,2,7,13,,2,0,0,0,0,1496,0,0,0,0,252,1244,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/22/2020 12:38:33,8OV2MXMQ,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Former U.S. Intelligence Officials,,former intelligence officials,United States,Influential Individual,Russia,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,letter,Former U.S. Officials: Hacked Emails Resemble Russian Operation,More than 50 former U.S. intelligence officials signed a letter alleging that the release of emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” They stated that their experience in national security led them to be “deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role in this case” and concluded that Russia was trying to influence the election. ,https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022163549/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276?mc_cid=5a64993ad7&mc_eid=81144577e6,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/R._Hunter_Biden_at_Center_for_Strategic_%26_International_Studies_%281%29.jpg,CSIS/Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,,,10/19/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,1413246,79402,107010,1599658,256,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,7,14,New York Post Leaks 10/22/2020 12:38,8OV2MXMQ,Russia >>> United States 2020,,Former U.S. Intelligence Officials,,former intelligence officials,United States,Influential Individual,Russia,,Russia,,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,letter,Former U.S. Officials: Hacked Emails Resemble Russian Operation,More than 50 former U.S. intelligence officials signed a letter alleging that the release of emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” They stated that their experience in national security led them to be “deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role in this case” and concluded that Russia was trying to influence the election.,https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022163549/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276?mc_cid=5a64993ad7&mc_eid=81144577e6,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/R._Hunter_Biden_at_Center_for_Strategic_%26_International_Studies_%281%29.jpg,CSIS/Wikimedia,Independent Media,,,,,,10/19/2020,Deceptive Content Manipulation,1413246,79402,107010,1599658,256,1,1,1,0,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,1,1,1,0,3,7,14,New York Post Leaks,20,17,8,7,19,269180,640723,144954,23188,157382,222610,4205,42365,553910,57462,29351,138029,3792,3133,21128,1422,638,147722,8223,1437,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/22/2020 12:51:00,2GA67JN0,"Iran, Russia >>> United States 2020",,Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe,,John Ratcliffe,United States,Government,"Iran, Russia",,"Iran, Russia",,Direct Attribution,emails,"ODNI: Iran, Russia interfering in Election","After some voters received threatening emails containing personal information, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe held a press conference where he alleged that Iran and Russia were attempting to interfere with the U.S. election. He specifically accused Iran of sending the threatening emails in an attempt to denigrate President Trump. Further U.S. government clarifications and concurrent reporting confirmed the U.S. intelligence statement, although they did not corroborate Ratcliffe's claim about anti-Trump intent.",https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022192616if_/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Behesht-e_Zahra%2C_Tehran%2C_Iran_%285072246576%29.jpg,yeowatzup/Wikimedia,,,,Email,,,10/21/2020,"Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",409548,33893,777114,1220555,207,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,6,13, 10/22/2020 12:51,2GA67JN0,"Iran, Russia >>> United States 2020",,Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe,,John Ratcliffe,United States,Government,"Iran, Russia",,"Iran, Russia",,Direct Attribution,emails,"ODNI: Iran, Russia interfering in Election","After some voters received threatening emails containing personal information, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe held a press conference where he alleged that Iran and Russia were attempting to interfere with the U.S. election. He specifically accused Iran of sending the threatening emails in an attempt to denigrate President Trump. Further U.S. government clarifications and concurrent reporting confirmed the U.S. intelligence statement, although they did not corroborate Ratcliffe's claim about anti-Trump intent.",https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022192616if_/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Behesht-e_Zahra%2C_Tehran%2C_Iran_%285072246576%29.jpg,yeowatzup/Wikimedia,,,,Email,,,10/21/2020,"Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation",409548,33893,777114,1220555,207,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,0,1,0,2,6,13,,4,20,20,4,1,3508,275779,889662,1873,6963,3223,285,0,255511,19113,1155,106696,9458,773508,1724,143,6,6507,456,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/22/2020 13:17:01,FVDWC77A,"China, Russia, Iran >>> United States 2020",,U.S. Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,"China, Russia, Iran",,"China, Russia, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,"Intelligence Officials: China, Russia, Iran Trying to Influence Lawmakers","The Hill reported that U.S. intelligence officials, led by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, briefed Congress on efforts by China, Russia, and Iran to influence U.S. lawmakers. The briefing emphasized the role of China, with one official telling The Hill that China has targeted “members of Congress at a rate of approximately six times that of Russia, and 12 times that of Iran.” Some sources, however, argued that this campaign had more in common with normal lobbying than election interference.",https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influence,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022171513/https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influence,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/US_Congress_02.jpg,Bjoertvedt/Wikimedia,,,,,,,10/9/2020,Influencing lawmakers,2959,1481,28,4468,17,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,13, 10/22/2020 13:17,FVDWC77A,"China, Russia, Iran >>> United States 2020",,U.S. Intelligence Officials,,,United States,Government,"China, Russia, Iran",,"China, Russia, Iran",,Direct Attribution,,"Intelligence Officials: China, Russia, Iran Trying to Influence Lawmakers","The Hill reported that U.S. intelligence officials, led by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, briefed Congress on efforts by China, Russia, and Iran to influence U.S. lawmakers. The briefing emphasized the role of China, with one official telling The Hill that China has targeted “members of Congress at a rate of approximately six times that of Russia, and 12 times that of Iran.” Some sources, however, argued that this campaign had more in common with normal lobbying than election interference.",https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influence,https://web.archive.org/web/20201022171513/https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influence,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/US_Congress_02.jpg,Bjoertvedt/Wikimedia,,,,,,,10/9/2020,,2959,1481,28,4468,17,1,1,1,1,1,5,0,1,1,2,1,0,1,1,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,13,,1,1,1,1,1,43,36,3072,138,272,14,29,0,23,13,0,1724,1336,12,108,14,16,194,78,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/27/2020 13:15:20,9DDBYFA4, >>> United States 2020,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,Trickbot,,,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,election,Microsoft: Trickbot Network Could Disrupt Election,"Microsoft took action against Trickbot, a botnet (network of devices infected with malware). Microsoft warned that Trickbot could spread ransomware, which might be used to disrupt the presidential election.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/12/trickbot-ransomware-cyberthreat-us-elections/,https://web.archive.org/web/20201026101005/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/12/trickbot-ransomware-cyberthreat-us-elections/,see source url,joffi/Pixabay,,,,Email,,,10/12/2020,"Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Hacking - Ransomware",76903,12285,20568,109756,414,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,12, 10/27/2020 13:15,9DDBYFA4,>>> United States 2020,,Microsoft,,,United States,Technology Company,Trickbot,,,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,election,Microsoft: Trickbot Network Could Disrupt Election,"Microsoft took action against Trickbot, a botnet (network of devices infected with malware). Microsoft warned that Trickbot could spread ransomware, which might be used to disrupt the presidential election.",https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/12/trickbot-ransomware-cyberthreat-us-elections/,https://web.archive.org/web/20201026101005/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/12/trickbot-ransomware-cyberthreat-us-elections/,see source url,joffi/Pixabay,,,,Email,,,10/12/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,76281,11698,20563,108542,413,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,0,0,1,3,0,1,0,1,0,2,7,12,,2,8,17,5,2,6459,79900,5602,449,14,4690,1358,411,55160,5815,18925,4214,526,862,290,76,83,12,2,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10/30/2020 12:57:25,FVGS8W57,Romania >>> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,individuals,DELETE,Romania,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,,Facebook: Inauthentic Accounts Based in Romania,"Facebook removed 35 accounts, 3 pages, and 88 Instagram accounts originating in Romania. The accounts posed as Americans, amplified each others content, and managed pages posing as President Trump fan pages. In addition to reposting stories by American conservative news outlets, the network discussed the 2020 election, support for the Trump campaign by African Americans, conservative ideology, Christian beliefs, and QAnon. ",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/july-2020-cib-report/,https://web.archive.org/web/20201030165427/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/July-2020-CIB-Report.pdf,https://miro.medium.com/max/1920/1*ScizQiv1z7rz3zsXylBF6w.png,@zkharazian/DFRLab via Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,,,8/6/2020,Sockpuppets,715851,19348,29494,764693,58,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,1,1,1,4,7,15, 10/30/2020 12:57,FVGS8W57,Romania >>> United States 2020,,Facebook,,,United States,Technology Company,individuals,DELETE,Romania,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise,,Facebook: Inauthentic Accounts Based in Romania,"Facebook removed 35 accounts, 3 pages, and 88 Instagram accounts originating in Romania. The accounts posed as Americans, amplified each others content, and managed pages posing as President Trump fan pages. In addition to reposting stories by American conservative news outlets, the network discussed the 2020 election, support for the Trump campaign by African Americans, conservative ideology, Christian beliefs, and QAnon.",https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/july-2020-cib-report/,https://web.archive.org/web/20201030165427/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/July-2020-CIB-Report.pdf,https://miro.medium.com/max/1920/1*ScizQiv1z7rz3zsXylBF6w.png,@zkharazian/DFRLab via Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,"Facebook, Instagram",,,,,8/6/2020,Sockpuppets,715851,19348,29494,764693,58,0,1,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,1,1,1,4,7,15,,4,6,6,0,0,8515,708150,29209,0,0,7767,171,577,663177,17266,27707,28358,815,36,0,0,0,0,0,0,11/12/2020,8/6/2020,https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/july-2020-cib-report/,3,0,35,1600,0,0,0,88,7200,1
11/2/2020 20:45:09,4S2OZXB9,North Korea >>> United Kingdom 2020,,Reuters,,DELETE,United Kingdom,Media,Unknown hackers,DELETE,North Korea,DELETE,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,"Louisiana, cyberattack",Reuters: Louisiana Hacks Possibly Tied to North Korea,"The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of ransomware attacks that have hit small government offices in recent weeks. Experts were unable to attribute the attack to any specific actor, although they did note that the hackers used a tool associated with the North Korean government. It is unclear whether the hackers were targeting election-related systems or simply trying to extort money, and the cyberattack was stopped before significant harm was done. ",https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F,https://web.archive.org/web/20201103014245/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Photograph_of_flags_of_North_Korea.jpg,John Pavelka/Wikimedia,,,,,,,10/23/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,3689,557,318,4564,46,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,14, 11/2/2020 20:45,4S2OZXB9,North Korea >>> United Kingdom 2020,,Reuters,,DELETE,United Kingdom,Media,Unknown hackers,DELETE,North Korea,DELETE,Proxy/Inferred Attribution,"Louisiana, cyberattack",Reuters: Louisiana Hacks Possibly Tied to North Korea,"The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of ransomware attacks that have hit small government offices in recent weeks. Experts were unable to attribute the attack to any specific actor, although they did note that the hackers used a tool associated with the North Korean government. It is unclear whether the hackers were targeting election-related systems or simply trying to extort money, and the cyberattack was stopped before significant harm was done.",https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F,https://web.archive.org/web/20201103014245/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Photograph_of_flags_of_North_Korea.jpg,John Pavelka/Wikimedia,,,,,,,10/23/2020,Hacking - Data Exfiltration,3680,554,318,4552,45,1,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,0,1,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,8,14,,0,2,7,1,1,0,648,1986,61,501,0,0,0,425,141,82,1702,60,224,43,17,1,451,50,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
11/2/2020 22:39:02,MMUB9A0E,India >>> United States 2020,,Zenger News,,,United States,Media,Indian troll farms,,India,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise (attribution to apolitical commercial actor),,"Zenger News: Biden, Harris Followers are Indian Sockpuppets","Zenger News, an online wire service, claimed that the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have thousands of fake followers purchased from troll farms in rural India. ",https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-got-big-social-media-boost-indian-troll-farms-1544047,https://web.archive.org/web/20201103033115/https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-got-big-social-media-boost-indian-troll-farms-1544047,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Kamala_Harris_%2848004610046%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,Twitter,,,8/1/2020,,11/2/2020,Sockpuppets,,,,,0,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,0,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,1,1,0,0,2,5,10, 11/2/2020 22:39,MMUB9A0E,India >>> United States 2020,,Zenger News,,DELETE,United States,Media,Indian troll farms,troll farm,India,,Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise (attribution to apolitical commercial actor),Harris,"Zenger News: Biden, Harris Followers are Indian Sockpuppets","Zenger News, an online wire service, claimed that the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have thousands of fake followers purchased from troll farms in rural India.",https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-got-big-social-media-boost-indian-troll-farms-1544047,https://web.archive.org/web/20201103033115/https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-got-big-social-media-boost-indian-troll-farms-1544047,https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Kamala_Harris_%2848004610046%29.jpg,Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia,,Twitter,,,8/1/2020,,11/2/2020,Sockpuppets,16374,8688,396,25458,65,1,0,1,1,1,4,1,0,0,1,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,1,1,0,0,2,5,10,,1,0,0,1,1,15020,0,0,963,356,7453,7281,286,0,0,0,0,0,0,591,372,0,321,30,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,

1 timestamp case_hash case_id source_subcategory source source_for_display source_for_query source_nation source_category disinformant disinformant_for_query disinformant_nation disinformant_nation_for_query disinformant_attribution add_query_terms short_title short_description attribution_url archived_attribution_url image_url image_credit open_web social_media messaging_platforms other start_date end_date attribution_date methods facebook_engagement twitter_engagement reddit_engagement total_engagement article_count attribution_financial_incentive attribution_financial_transparency attribution_endorse_political attribution_campaign_affiliation attribution_published_mis_disinfo attribution_credibility_score attribution_language attribution_convey_content attribution_factual_argument attribution_objectivity_score attribution_clarity attribution_context attribution_identified_responsibility attribution_strategic_rationale attribution_privileged_evidence attribution_evidence_score attribution_open_access attribution_methodology attribution_open_source attribution_acknowledge_limitations attribution_corroboration attribution_transparency_score credibility_score attribution_total_score tags allsides_count_left allsides_count_leanleft allsides_count_center allsides_count_leanright allsides_count_right allsides_engagement_left allsides_engagments_leanleft allsides_engagments_center allsides_engagments_leanright allsides_engagments_right allsides_engagments_left_facebook allsides_engagments_left_twitter allsides_engagments_left_reddit allsides_engagments_leanleft_facebook allsides_engagments_leanleft_twitter allsides_engagments_leanleft_reddit allsides_engagments_center_facebook allsides_engagments_center_twitter allsides_engagments_center_reddit allsides_engagments_leanright_facebook allsides_engagments_leanright_twitter allsides_engagments_leanright_reddit allsides_engagments_right_facebook allsides_engagments_right_twitter allsides_engagments_right_reddit entry_date announced_date url fb_pages_total budget_usd_total fb_accounts_total fb_pages_followers_total fb_groups_total fb_groups_followers_total Events_total ig_accounts_total ig_followers_total cases
2 6/15/2020 18:38:27 6/15/2020 18:38 IAE7CREQ Russia >> United States 2016 NBC News United States Media Internet Research Agency USAIRA.ru Russia Direct Attribution NBC: Russia Responsible for Fake Disinformation Campaign NBC examined a website linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, which announced that it had undertaken a massive operation against the 2018 U.S. midterm election. "Whether you vote or not, there is no difference as we control the voting and counting systems," the website declared. NBC could find no evidence that the operation existed. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/russian-troll-farm-set-elaborate-social-media-trap-midterms-no-n933781 https://web.archive.org/web/20200615223555/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/russian-troll-farm-set-elaborate-social-media-trap-midterms-no-n933781 https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_15/2228976/171116-google-street-view-internet-research-agency-russia-ew-1114a_1baabf71c3a69e02c66a474b203cc7ce.fit-560w.jpg Google Street View/NBC "Junk News" Website Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube 11/1/2016 11/6/2018 11/7/2018 Sockpuppets 1078 357 319 1754 7 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 8 14 16 1 1 0 0 0 39 1709 0 0 0 14 25 0 1063 327 319 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 6/17/2020 20:32:22 6/17/2020 20:32 QHVF6C7V Russia >> United States Russia >> United States Senior U.S. Official Senior U.S. Official Defense Secretary James Mattis United States Government Russia Direct Attribution Mattis: Russia Attempted to Interfere in 2018 Election Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis confirmed in a Fox News interview that Russia had attempted to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm election. He did not specify further details. https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/01/mattis-confirms-russia-interfered-in-us-midterm-elections-putin-trump/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200618002957/https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/01/mattis-confirms-russia-interfered-in-us-midterm-elections-putin-trump/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/James_Mattis_official_Transition_portrait.jpg/480px-James_Mattis_official_Transition_portrait.jpg Wikimedia 12/1/2018 36907 7514 40865 85286 13 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 3 2 2 1 0 13764 22647 45914 1815 0 12058 755 951 16255 1100 5292 7395 5358 33161 404 40 1371 0 0 0
4 4/28/2020 14:28:04 4/28/2020 14:28 XBVGVN5V Iran >> United States 2010 Facebook United States Technology Company Iran Iran Direct Attribution 783 Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran Facebook removed 783 pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran. The accounts posted commentary on Israeli-Palestinian relations and the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, targeting audiences in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States and falsely portraying themselves as locals. Some pages had been active since 2010. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200425191628/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/ https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/irancontentexample5-1.png?resize=506%2C434 Facebook Facebook FALSE 1/1/2010 1/31/2019 1/31/2019 Sockpuppets 19385 19384 7418 7415 1023 27826 27822 115 113 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 15 2 9 7 3 1 841 19960 1807 199 51 700 141 0 13248 5876 836 1308 488 11 106 87 6 27 24 0 11/10/2019 1/31/2019 https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/01/removing-cib-iran/ 262 30000 356 2000000 3 1600 8 162 254000 1
5 5/4/2020 15:04:18 5/4/2020 15:04 UCMQQ4SU Iran >> United States 2016 Iran >> United States 2016 Twitter United States United States Technology Company Iran, Internet Research Agency, Venezuela Iran, Russia, Venezuela Direct Attribution, Proxy/Inferred Attribution Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran, Russia, Venezuela Twitter removed 2,617 malicious accounts that it believes may have originated in Iran, as well as 418 accounts from Russia that exhibited behavior similar to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter also removed 764 accounts located in Venezuela for a "foreign campaign of spammy content focused on divisive political themes." https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/further_research_information_operations.html http://web.archive.org/web/20200427201733/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/further_research_information_operations.html https://pixabay.com/get/57e2d1464c54af14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfed565271_640.jpg Free-Photos/Pixabay Twitter 8/1/2018 1/31/2019 1/31/2019 Sockpuppets, Botnets 9183 3472 788 13443 17 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 7 13 1 3 0 1 1 838 5847 0 615 502 697 141 0 3359 1793 695 0 0 0 326 266 23 478 19 5
6 5/4/2020 15:17:09 5/4/2020 15:17 4TVIMK7Y Macedonia, Kosovo >> United States 2017 Macedonia, Kosovo >> United States 2017 Facebook United States United States Technology Company individuals Macedonia, Kosovo Non-Aligned Commercial Activity Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise Facebook: Assets Linked to Kosovo/Macedonia Facebook removed 212 pages, groups and accounts originating in Macedonia and Kosovo for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts ran pages claiming to represent political communities in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., where they posted about topics like nationalism, Islam, and political figures. They also shared content on astrology, celebrities, and beauty. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200420063703/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/ https://pixabay.com/get/57e7dc4b4a53ad14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfed545476_640.jpg D1_TheOne/Pixabay Facebook 1/1/2017 1/1/2017 3/26/2019 Sockpuppets 1487 214 2606 4307 24 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/10/2019 3/26/2019 https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/03/cib-iran-russia-macedonia-kosovo/ 40 5800 172 685000 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 5/4/2020 15:21:52 5/4/2020 15:21 WI5CM5LF Iran >> United States 2017 Iran >> United States 2017 Facebook United States United States Technology Company Iran Iran Direct Attribution FireEye Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran Based on a tip from FireEye, Facebook removed 51 Facebook accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts originated in Iran and discussed topics like U.S. and British politics, U.S. secessionist movements, Islam, Arab minorities in Iran, and the influence of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East. The accounts also impersonated legitimate news organizations and attempted to contact authentic Instagram accounts. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200504192049/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/ https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5.28.19-samples.002.jpeg Facebook Facebook, Instagram 12/9/2015 5/28/2019 5/28/2019 Brigading, Sockpuppets 3748 1138 168 5054 24 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 14 1 3 4 1 0 830 2279 1074 184 0 830 0 0 1816 438 25 644 309 121 131 42 11 0 0 0 11/5/2019 5/28/2019 https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-more-cib-from-iran/ 36 0 51 21000 7 1900 0 3 2600 1
8 5/4/2020 15:26:52 5/4/2020 15:26 B3RT49PV Iran >> United States 2018 Iran >> United States 2018 Twitter United States United States Technology Company Iran Iran Direct Attribution accounts Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran Twitter removed more than 4,700 accounts associated with or directly backed by the Iranian government. The accounts tweeted news content with a pro-Iran perspective and engaged in conversations on Iran and Israel. In some cases, they appeared to engage with U.S. Twitter users. https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/information-ops-on-twitter.html http://web.archive.org/web/20200502004018/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/information-ops-on-twitter.html https://pixabay.com/get/54e6dc404853ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec505473_640.jpg jorono/Pixabay Twitter 10/1/2018 6/13/2019 6/13/2019 Sockpuppets, Botnets 7311 4238 363 11912 95 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 0 4 6 14 0 3 5 0 1 0 640 647 0 251 0 0 0 467 170 3 452 159 36 0 0 0 148 103 0
9 6/16/2020 18:00:24 6/16/2020 18:00 G7LNVVQF Iran >> United States 2019 Iran >> United States 2019 Microsoft United States Technology Company Holmium, Mercury, Thallium, Yttrium, Strontium Holmium Mercury, Thallium, Yttrium Strontium Iran, North Korea, Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution Microsoft: Foreign Cyberattacks Target Election Security Between August 2018 and July 2019, Microsoft notified 781 political campaigns, parties, and democracy-focused NGOs that their accounts were targeted by nation-state actors. The majority of these attacks originated in Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and 95% of them targeted U.S.-based organizations. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200616215909/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/07/17/new-cyberthreats-require-new-ways-to-protect-democracy/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Voting_United_States.jpg Tom Arthur/Wikimedia Email 7/16/2019 7/17/2019 Hacking - Data Exfiltration 11555 11460 4493 4305 1459 17507 17224 152 150 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 10 0 4 7 0 0 0 6518 3371 0 0 0 0 0 4600 1772 146 2076 1084 211 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 5/6/2020 11:40:57 5/6/2020 11:40 NNFS2A1Q Russia >> United States 2018 Russia >> United States 2018 Reddit United States United States Technology Company Secondary Infektion DELETE Russia Direct Attribution leaks, Britain Reddit: Assets Linked to Russia Reddit banned 1 subreddit and 61 accounts for vote manipulation and misuse of the platform. These accounts were linked to “Secondary Infektion,” a global Russian disinformation campaign analyzed by Graphika, which built on an earlier report by the DFRLab. https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/e74nml/suspected_campaign_from_russia_on_reddit/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200503114319/https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsecurity/comments/e74nml/suspected_campaign_from_russia_on_reddit/ https://miro.medium.com/max/1900/1*YeUqtIshY8RSS1Trtlpdsw.jpeg @KaranKanishk/DFRLab Reddit 1/1/2018 7/22/2019 12/6/2019 Sockpuppets, Botnets 81944 26466 60462 168872 193 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 5 7 15 4 16 13 1 1 1602 15185 12314 4 7262 1282 293 27 9427 3348 2410 10122 1549 643 0 2 2 5838 1424 0
11 5/6/2020 15:40:23 5/6/2020 15:40 72SHQDJ4 Thailand, Russia >> United States 2020 Thailand, Russia >> United States 2020 Facebook United States United States Technology Company New Eastern Outlook New Eastern Outlook Thailand, Russia Direct Attribution Facebook: Assets Linked to Russia/Thailand Facebook removed 12 accounts and 10 pages for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The accounts originated in Thailand and targeted Thailand and the U.S. The network used sockpuppet accounts to run pages, increase engagement, disseminate content, drive people to off-platform blogs posing as news outlets, and push divisive narratives on topics like Thai politics, U.S.-China relations, and protests in Hong Kong. This activity was linked to New Eastern Outlook, a Russian government-funded journal. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200506193859/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/ https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cib-2.png?resize=553%2C592 Facebook Facebook 7/25/2020 7/25/2019 Sockpuppets 607 174 122 903 33 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/7/2019 7/25/2019 https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/07/removing-cib-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/ 10 18000 12 38000 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 6/23/2020 16:18:08 6/23/2020 16:18 E8YL4KIJ Iran >> United States 2019 Iran >> United States 2019 Microsoft United States Technology Company Phosphorus Iran Proxy/Inferred Attribution Microsoft: Cyberattacks Linked to Iran Target 2020 Election An Iranian hacker group made more than 2,700 attempts to identify the email accounts of current and former U.S. government officials, journalists covering political campaigns, and accounts associated with a presidential campaign during a 30-day period. The group then attacked 241 of these accounts. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200623201118/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/ https://pixabay.com/get/55e3d1414c5baa14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec555773_640.jpg B_A/Pixabay Email 9/30/2019 10/4/2019 Hacking - Data Exfiltration 84311 84262 25884 22505 132700 132651 324 323 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 7 13 4 21 14 1 6 41119 38492 8591 84 956 35175 5720 224 25755 12206 531 5129 2725 737 20 54 10 663 278 15
13 4/28/2020 14:39:53 4/28/2020 14:39 QVQ936DM Iran >> United States 2020 Iran >> United States 2020 Facebook United States United States Technology Company BLMNews, Liberty Front Press, Internet Research Agency BLMNews AND Liberty Front Press, Internet Research Agency Iran, Russia Direct Attribution Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran, Russia Facebook removed 93 accounts, 17 pages and four Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The activity was mainly targeted at the U.S. Fake and compromised accounts were used to masquerade as locals, join groups, and drive people to off-platform sites associated with the Iran-linked “Liberty Front Press.” The accounts typically posted about U.S. and Israeli politics, support for Palestine, and the conflict in Yemen. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200425035551/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/ https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hands-in.png?w=960&resize=656%2C311 Facebook "Junk News" Website Facebook, Instagram 2/5/2017 10/21/2019 10/21/2019 Sockpuppets 36701 7320 2995 47016 9 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 7 15 1 2 1 0 0 1784 42034 2494 0 0 883 237 664 32815 6889 2330 2437 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/5/2019 10/21/2019 https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/10/removing-more-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-iran-and-russia/ 20 0 98 7745 0 0 0 61 253445 3
14 5/6/2020 13:41:13 5/6/2020 13:41 EWEDMP63 Saudi Arabia >>> United States 2018 Saudi Arabia >>> United States 2018 Twitter United States United States Technology Company Smaat Smaat Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Direct Attribution Twitter: Assets Linked to Saudi Arabia Twitter blocked 88,000 accounts engaged in spammy behavior and attributed them to a significant state-backed information operation originating in Saudi Arabia. The accounts were managed by Smaat, a social media marketing company that ran Twitter accounts for high-profile individuals and Saudi government departments. The accounts pushed messages favorable to the Saudi authorities, amplifying discussion about sanctions in Iran and appearances by Saudi government officials in Western media. https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/new-disclosures-to-our-archive-of-state-backed-information-operations.html http://web.archive.org/web/20200506173908/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2019/new-disclosures-to-our-archive-of-state-backed-information-operations.html https://pixabay.com/get/54e6dc444950ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec545777_640.jpg Kaufdex/Pixabay Twitter 1/1/2018 12/20/2019 12/20/2019 Brigading, Sockpuppets, Botnets 120608 120540 17160 17157 32448 170216 170145 208 205 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 4 7 17 1 7 10 4 3 218 30409 46860 335 78 164 54 0 25512 3141 1756 12705 3778 30377 202 129 4 54 23 1
15 4/28/2020 14:33:06 4/28/2020 14:33 B2K8L2QM United States,Vietnam >> United States 2020 United States,Vietnam >> United States 2020 Facebook United States United States Technology Company Epoch Media Group, The BL Epoch Media Group, The BL United States,Vietnam United States,Vietnam Vietnam Direct Attribution Facebook: Assets Linked to Anti-China Media Organization Facebook removed 610 accounts, 89 pages, 156 groups and 72 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior on behalf of a government or foreign actor. The activity was primarily targeted at the U.S. and linked to The BL and Epoch Media Group, both U.S.-based media companies. The network was run by individuals in Vietnam and the U.S. It used fake accounts (some of which had profile photos generated by deep learning processes) and automated posting to direct traffic to off-platform sites. The accounts also masqueraded as Americans and posted on U.S. political issues. https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200427035411/https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/ https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E0BAQEt6S9z7QLAWg/company-logo_200_200/0?e=2159024400&v=beta&t=JbZ1bwIYPtksYzUzDU4I2fpF5rWnHoD_H7Psf_TieI4 Linkedin Facebook 10/5/2019 12/20/2019 12/20/2019 Sockpuppets 537852 537840 18838 33474 590164 590152 320 319 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 7 16 15 4 7 11 5 2 27375 240518 41926 2876 3441 23195 671 3509 203924 12204 24390 37980 1359 2587 1435 679 762 3208 233 0 12/21/2019 12/20/2019 https://about.fb.com/news/2019/12/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-georgia-vietnam-and-the-us/ 89 9500000 610 55000000 156 381500 0 72 92000 1
16 6/16/2020 17:51:10 6/16/2020 17:51 2VHOY7IC North Korea >> United States 2019 North Korea >> United States 2019 Microsoft United States Technology Company Thallium North Korea Proxy/Inferred Attribution Microsoft: Cyberattacks Linked to North Korea A U.S. district court unsealed Microsoft documents describing cyberattacks by a hacking group called Thallium, which is believed to operate from North Korea. Targets included government employees, think tanks, university staff members, members of organizations focused on world peace and human rights, and individuals that work on nuclear proliferation issues. Most of the targets were based in the U.S. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/12/30/microsoft-court-action-against-nation-state-cybercrime/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200616204428/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/12/30/microsoft-court-action-against-nation-state-cybercrime/ https://pixabay.com/get/57e1d0424b51ab14f1dc8460da29317e153cdfec5b5779_640.jpg Chickenonline/Pixabay Email 7/16/2019 12/30/2019 Hacking - Data Exfiltration 11781 11777 3763 3761 1097 16641 16635 257 256 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 14 12 0 6 11 2 2 0 5250 2495 23 61 0 0 0 3645 1080 525 2192 287 16 7 14 2 38 23 0
17 4/28/2020 14:21:31 4/28/2020 14:21 CU6V8230 Iran >> United States 2020 Iran >> United States 2020 Facebook United States United States Technology Company Iran Iran Direct Attribution Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran Facebook removed 6 Facebook accounts and 5 Instagram accounts involved in foreign interference originating in Iran and targeted at the U.S. The network used fake accounts to attempt to contact public figures as well as to share posts on the U.S. elections, Christianity, U.S.-Iran relations, U.S. immigration policy, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Facebook found links between this network and the network that it had removed in January 2019. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/02/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior/ http://archive.ph/6WdYn https://pixabay.com/get/51e6d040484faa0df7c5997cc128377d1436d7e35a_640.png Simon Steinberger/Pixabay Facebook, Instagram 1/1/2020 2/1/2020 2/12/2020 Sockpuppets 51450 3470 1195 56115 171 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 7 15 13 2 5 6 0 1 423 6820 2683 0 662 250 171 2 4895 859 1066 2361 298 24 0 0 0 607 54 1 2/13/2020 2/12/2020 https://about.fb.com/news/2020/02/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior/ 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 60 1
18 6/23/2020 15:51:02 6/23/2020 15:51 Y8YL4NQH Russia >> United States Russia >> United States U.S. Intelligence Intelligence Officials United States Government Russia Direct Attribution Sanders U.S. Intelligence: Russia Targets Sanders Campaign The Washington Post published information about a confidential briefing given by U.S. officials to Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) warning him that Russia was attempting to help his campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic primary. Sanders said that “[his] understanding” was that Russia was “us[ing] Internet propaganda to sow division.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Bernie_Sanders_%2848647153227%29.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia 2/21/2020 2176446 2175908 243116 242209 344248 344148 2763810 2762265 917 916 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 34 50 59 29 13 131629 1615173 398661 92130 167066 91769 9640 30220 1277641 186959 150573 294164 11215 93282 78818 12666 646 161379 5598 89
19 4/28/2020 15:07:28 4/28/2020 15:07 TCAVVVR4 India >> United States 2020 India >> United States 2020 Facebook United States United States Technology Company aRep Global India India Non-Aligned Commercial Activity Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise Facebook: Assets Linked to Indian Company Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran, Indian Company Facebook removed a network of 37 accounts, 32 pages, 11 groups and 42 Instagram accounts. This activity originated in India and focused on the Gulf region, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Facebook’s investigation found links to aRep Global, a digital marketing firm in India. Facebook removed a network of 37 accounts, 32 pages, 11 groups and 42 Instagram accounts. This activity originated in India and focused on the Gulf region, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Facebook’s investigation found links to aRep Global, a digital marketing firm in India. A small Iranian network of five Facebook accounts and four Instagram accounts was also removed. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/february-cib-report/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200420062152/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/February-2020-CIB-Report.pdf https://pixabay.com/get/54e0dc4a4852a914f1dc8460da29317e153cdce5515773_640.png Gordon Johnson/Pixabay Facebook, Instagram 1/1/2020 3/2/2020 3/2/2020 Sockpuppets 1703 1079 10480 13262 58 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 7 15 13 0 1 5 0 0 0 2620 460 0 0 0 0 0 191 190 2239 333 122 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/3/2020 3/2/2020 https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/february-cib-report/ 32 450 37 29000 1100 0 0 42 74000 1
20 4/27/2020 13:10:57 4/27/2020 13:10 EWV49KEX Russia >> United States 2020 Russia >> United States 2020 Facebook, CNN, Twitter, Graphika, Clemson University Facebook United States United States Technology Company, Media, Private Consultancy, Civil Society Organization Civil Society Organization EBLA EBLA Russia, Ghana, Nigeria Russia Direct Attribution Various: Assets Operating Out of Ghana/Nigeria Linked to Russia Facebook, CNN, Twitter, Graphika, and Clemson University uncovered a cross-platform influence operation run from Ghana. The operation targeted black communities in the U.S. but was still in the early stages of building its audience. The operation was linked to individuals associated with the Internet Research Agency as well as a Ghanaian NGO traceable to Russia. https://graphika.com/reports/ira-in-ghana-double-deceit/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200424053336/https://graphika.com/reports/ira-in-ghana-double-deceit/ https://pixabay.com/get/54e9d74a4356b10ff3d89960c62e377e163ddded5759_640.jpg Thomas Ulrich/Pixabay "Junk News" Website Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 1/1/2020 3/12/2020 3/12/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 21400 2323 8761 32484 62 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 7 16 17 0 3 6 0 0 0 7970 12368 0 0 0 0 0 6263 1337 370 12041 189 138 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 5/11/2020 13:27:05 5/11/2020 13:27 1JRQ977C Russia >> United States 2019 Russia >> United States 2019 Barack Obama President Barack Obama United States United States Influential Individual Senate Republicans Senate Republicans Russia Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution Ukraine Obama: Senate Republicans Amplifying Russian Disinformation Former President Barack Obama's office claimed in a letter that Senate Republicans were supporting "a Russian disinformation campaign" by pushing the narrative that Ukraine was responsible for interference in the 2016 election instead of Russia. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882587-Letter-From-Obama-Office-to-NARA-03-13-20.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200511171341/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882587-Letter-From-Obama-Office-to-NARA-03-13-20.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Barack_Obama_2016.jpg WDKrause/Wikimedia 11/21/2019 3/13/2020 5/5/2020 155074 4590 11534 171198 37 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 5 10 7 5 5 3 5 1 13343 60855 8626 52498 6957 13177 149 17 49818 8 11029 8301 0 325 51137 1214 147 6953 0 4
22 6/15/2020 13:02:05 6/15/2020 13:02 U4GQKN35 United States >> United States 2020 United States >> United States 2020 White House United States Government Voice of America Voice of America China Direct Attribution White House: Voice of America Tool for Chinese Propaganda The White House published an article claiming that Voice of America had “amplified Beijing’s propaganda,” pointing to Voice of America tweets about the COVID-19 epidemic in China. https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/amid-a-pandemic-voice-of-america-spends-your-money-to-promote-foreign-propaganda/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200615165424/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voa-director-s-statement-on-cdc-s-media-interview-policy-excluding-voa-journalists/5462335.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Voice_of_America_Reporter_at_March_for_Science%2C_Washington%2C_DC_%2834078320141%29.jpg scattered1/Wikimedia State Media 4/1/2020 4/10/2020 4/10/2020 78166 4972 678 83816 72 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 7 4 6 1 0 27896 14214 10058 10324 0 0 0 25949 1666 281 13559 647 8 8209 1803 46 10292 32 0
23 5/11/2020 14:09:52 5/11/2020 14:09 8PPYXGVD China >> US 2020 China >> US 2020 U.S. Intelligence Intelligence Officials Intelligence Officials Intelligence Officials Intelligence Officials United States Government China fake messages China China Direct Attribution U.S. Intelligence: China Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation According to New York Times reporting, American officials claimed Chinese operatives amplified fake text messages and social media posts about President Trump locking down the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpoa1pHTXpNMlU0TjJWbCIsInQiOiJ0NGhaUzJTMGU1OEZLNkdvRzRleWJ0NEp1Z3JuT1hnNEFaUW9tSSs1aGU1TkRkV1hkM2pGcWFuUGp2eVRObEZYWHR4dFlRVnlOdWM5b2MxQzc5V3gyS1d2OHJXM3grNDNCcmxjK3drM2hvRmJ5OTZOayt5Y25YdUs2ZGIzcjg4OCJ9 https://pixabay.com/get/52e9dd444c53a414f1dc8460da29317e1538dee7565374_640.jpg sandeep darji/Pixabay Facebook, Instagram, Twitter WhatsApp, SMS 3/10/2020 4/22/2020 4/22/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets 54595 16577 3024 74196 12 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 8 13 0 3 3 0 1 0 62572 6195 0 1585 0 0 0 45980 14561 2031 4575 1177 443 0 0 0 930 541 114
24 4/29/2020 11:20:54 4/29/2020 11:20 0UG7TPJ6 China, Russia >> NATO 2020 NATO Jens Stoltenberg NATO AND Jens Stoltenberg Foreign Government Body China, Russia China, Russia Direct Attribution Stoltenberg: China/Russia Using COVID-19 to Target NATO NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accused China and Russia of spreading disinformation about NATO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to “undermine the cohesion of NATO allies.” https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-stoltenberg-blasts-chinese-russian-disinformation-about-coronavirus/30579874.html http://web.archive.org/web/20200428004630/https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-stoltenberg-blasts-chinese-russian-disinformation-about-coronavirus/30579874.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Jens_Stoltenberg_%284682429800%29.jpg Hakan Dahlstrom/Wikimedia 1/15/2020 4/27/2020 4/27/2020 111 11 0 122 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 5/6/2020 13:13:55 5/6/2020 13:13 TUVODB5C Iran >> United States 2011 Iran >> United States 2011 Facebook United States United States Technology Company Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Iran Direct Attribution Facebook: Assets Linked to Iran Facebook removed 118 pages, 389 Facebook accounts, 27 groups, and 6 Instagram accounts linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation. The network engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior targeted at the U.S. and other countries. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/05/april-cib-report/ http://web.archive.org/web/20200506171135/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/April-2020-CIB-Report.pdf https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/IRIB_Logo.svg Wikimedia Facebook, Twitter 1/1/2011 4/30/2020 5/5/2020 Brigading, Sockpuppets 186335 103150 5906 2953 3775 2112 196016 108215 334 183 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 7 13 2 9 3 2 1 230 13970 2494 5239 104 156 74 0 11589 714 1667 2441 26 27 5152 87 0 104 0 0 5/6/2020 5/5/2020 https://about.fb.com/news/2020/05/april-cib-report/ 164 4750 480 585300 29 69100 0 7 135800 2
26 5/27/2020 14:27:07 5/27/2020 14:27 3WTUPUK1 Russia and/or China >> United States 2020 Carnegie Mellon University United States Civil Society Organization Russia, China Twitter Twitter Russia, China Proxy/Inferred Attribution Carnegie Mellon: COVID-19 "Propaganda Machine" Emulates Russia and China CMU researchers analyzed tweets discussing COVID-19 in the U.S. and found that a large portion of influential accounts are likely bots. The researchers concluded that this "propaganda machine...definitely [matched] the Russian and Chinese playbooks," but could not substantiate the connection. https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/nearly-half-twitter-accounts-discussing-%E2%80%98reopening-america%E2%80%99-may-be-bots http://archive.ph/YvkNa https://pixabay.com/get/53e1d2474c55ad14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce55a5172_640.jpg Gerd Altmann/Pixabay Twitter 1/20/2020 5/20/2020 Botnets 1632872 1632567 34706 86930 86923 1754508 1754196 146 145 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 7 7 10 6 3 5 2 2 70205 35351 1531825 5351 2453 67058 804 2343 28606 5358 1387 1423270 27561 80994 5152 104 95 2446 0 7
27 6/2/2020 12:15:39 6/2/2020 12:15 4L5N3407 United States >> United States 2020 United States >> United States 2020 U.S. Intelligence US officials United States United States Government Boogaloo Boys, Proud Boys, ANTIFA, Foreign Actors Boogaloo Boys, Proud Boys, ANTIFA, Foreign Actors foreign actors DELETE Proxy/Inferred Attribution Floyd U.S. Officials: Foreign Actors Targeting George Floyd Protests U.S. officials warned that "foreign agents" could be orchestrating a social media disinformation campaign regarding the George Floyd protests. https://apnews.com/32bc90566697388645f01675359dcad1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200602161336/https://apnews.com/32bc90566697388645f01675359dcad1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/George_Floyd_protests_in_Philadelphia_04.jpg .RGB./Wikimedia Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit Telegram 5/1/2020 5/31/2020 5/31/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Hacking - DDoS 1759987 103919 44127 1908033 247 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 13 10 George Floyd Protests 3 6 9 2 1 1160 1814383 27852 6345 0 882 278 0 1674333 96426 43624 21994 5609 249 5943 400 2 0 0 0
28 6/4/2020 17:18:07 6/4/2020 17:18 VO553UH8 Multiple, unlisted >> United States 2020 Multiple, unlisted >> United States 2020 Senior U.S. Official Senior U.S. Official Attorney General William Barr Attorney General William Barr United States United States Government Foreign Actors Foreign Actors Proxy/Inferred Attribution Barr: Foreign Actors Targeting George Floyd Protests In a press conference, Attorney General William Barr said, "We have evidence that antifa and other similar extremist groups, as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity.” Barr added, "We are also seeing foreign actors playing all sides to exacerbate the violence." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-barr-evidence-antifa-foreign-actors-involved-sowing/story?id=71066996 https://web.archive.org/web/20200604211727/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ag-barr-evidence-antifa-foreign-actors-involved-sowing/story?id=71066996 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Candlelight_Vigil_2019-184_%2832905730027%29.jpg Shane T. McCoy/Wikimedia Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 6/2/2020 6/4/2020 6/4/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets 283088 7367 696 291151 74 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 George Floyd Protests 2 8 2 0 4 3242 166658 4690 0 36039 1868 1374 0 164808 1702 148 4209 429 52 0 0 0 33907 1811 321
29 6/17/2020 16:47:27 6/17/2020 16:47 HJXZK59K China >> United States 2020 China >> United States 2020 Google United States Technology Company APT China, Iran Proxy/Inferred Attribution Google: Cyberattacks Linked to China/Iran Target 2020 Election Google announced that state-backed hackers from China targeted staffers working on Joe Biden’s campaign. Separately, Iranian hackers targeted email accounts belonging to President Donald Trump's campaign staff, Google claimed. https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/google-chinese-iranian-hackers-targeted-biden-trump-campaigns https://web.archive.org/web/20200617210456/https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/google-chinese-iranian-hackers-targeted-biden-trump-campaigns https://pixabay.com/get/57e9d1474c5aa414f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4525977_640.jpg Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay Email 6/4/2020 6/4/2020 Hacking - Data Exfiltration 15796 5498 816 22110 42 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 10 11 0 5 5 0 1 0 10566 6629 0 37 0 0 0 7813 2439 314 4416 1755 458 0 0 0 25 12 0
30 6/17/2020 18:52:31 6/17/2020 18:52 UIWBCVSM Russia >> United States 2020 New York Times United States Media @DanWals83975326, @DanRadov @DanWals83975326 Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution Mook NYT: Russia Linked to Iowa Caucus Misinformation The New York Times found that online personas with ties to Russia amplified a Twitter conspiracy theory about technical failures during the contested Iowa Democratic caucus. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/coronavirus-disinformation-russia-iowa-caucus.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200617225128/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/coronavirus-disinformation-russia-iowa-caucus.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Sanders_supporters_in_Iowa%2C_January_31%2C_2016.jpg Max Goldberg/Wikimedia Twitter 1/27/2020 6/15/2020 6/15/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets 13360 4416 1028 18804 50 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 8 16 15 0 5 1 0 0 0 17473 77 0 0 0 0 0 12303 4142 1028 45 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 6/17/2020 17:43:04 6/17/2020 17:43 A1O7CILS Russia >> United States 2014 Graphika United States Civil Society Organization Operation Secondary Infektion Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution Graphika: Russia Spreading Disinformation Building off of a DFRLab report, Graphika found over 2,500 pieces of content related to Secondary Infektion, a Russian information operation. The operation targeted the U.S. and other Western countries with fake stories and forged documents intended to provoke tensions between Russia’s perceived enemies. https://secondaryinfektion.org/report/secondary-infektion-at-a-glance/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200617212215/https://secondaryinfektion.org/downloads/secondary-infektion-report.pdf https://pixabay.com/get/57e1dc414c51a914f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4505872_640.jpg Chickenonline/Pixabay "Junk News" Website Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Quora 1/1/2014 6/16/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 61932 8070 53180 123182 64 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 6 15 1 4 6 0 1 1111 86299 28108 0 36 804 303 4 32281 2197 51821 23550 3711 847 0 0 0 35 1 0
32 6/24/2020 14:51:31 6/24/2020 14:51 L98UBEZR FOREIGN COUNTRIES >> United States FOREIGN COUNTRIES >> United States Donald Trump President Donald Trump United States Government Foreign countries unspecified Trump: Foreign Actors Will Cast Millions of Ballots in Election President Donald Trump tweeted, "RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!" https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275024974579982336 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Donald_Trump_%2829496131773%29.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia 6/22/2020 216763 69386 43594 329743 91 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 4 6 2 1 19966 5210 78752 7448 35 19656 310 0 4515 615 80 76776 1722 254 7318 87 43 27 8 0
33 7/23/2020 15:04:49 7/23/2020 15:04 K7AZA3CE N/A >> United States N/A >> United States Congressional Democrats Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner Pelosi Schumer Schiff Warner United States Government Russia DELETE Congressional Democrats: Information About Russian Interference Suppressed Prominent Democrats in Congress wrote a public letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray stating that they were, “gravely concerned...that Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign, which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity, public debate, and the presidential election in November.” https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1029 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/United_States_House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence.jpg Wikimedia 7/20/2020 47814 26629 135735 210178 29 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 7 8 9 0 7 2 1 0 0 65130 9932 11 0 0 0 0 24525 25711 14894 9365 523 44 1 9 1 0 0 0
34 7/24/2020 11:12:53 7/24/2020 11:12 7OREGDIV Russia, China, Iran >> United States Russia, China, Iran >> United States U.S. Intelligence NCSC Director William Evanina United States United States Government Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Russia China Iran Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran DELETE Direct Attribution U.S. Intelligence: China, Iran, Russia Target 2020 Election Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina wrote in a press release that U.S. adversaries (primarily China, Russia, and Iran) were attempting to “compromise the private communications of U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets” as well as election infrastructure. He also warned, “Foreign nations continue to use influence measures in social and traditional media in an effort to sway U.S. voters’ preferences and perspectives, to shift U.S. policies, to increase discord and to undermine confidence in our democratic process.” https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2135-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-100-days-until-election-2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724151120/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2135-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-100-days-until-election-2020 https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/671742150288105472/Vl7Ww3_j_400x400.png Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 7/24/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 72177 7330 14465 93972 83 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 10 11 2 5 3 3 0 15697 16849 13264 3531 0 2500 851 12346 13824 2229 796 12015 756 493 3383 148 0 0 0 0
35 7/29/2020 14:44:56 7/29/2020 14:44 T6FALRDO Russia >> United States 2020 U.S. Intelligence Intelligence Officials United States Government GRU, InfoRos, SVR Russian intelligence Russia Direct Attribution U.S. Intelligence: Russia Amplified COVID-19 Disinformation Declassified U.S. intelligence material describes how Russian intelligence agencies have used websites InfoRos and OneWorld.Press to spread disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/politics/russia-disinformation-coronavirus.html http://web.archive.org/web/20200729183812/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/politics/russia-disinformation-coronavirus.html https://pixabay.com/get/54e8d2444f56ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4555774_640.jpg IGORN/Pixabay IGORN/Pixabay State Media, "Junk News" Website 5/15/2020 7/15/2020 7/28/2020 Deceptive Content Manipulation 57773 7623 1188 66584 115 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 12 15 1 1 7 0 0 1085 35219 7055 0 0 582 503 0 30750 4115 354 4468 1976 611 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 8/14/2020 10:45:19 8/14/2020 10:45 619P6SZ6 Russia >> United States Russia >> United States U.S. Intelligence NCSC Director William Evanina United States Government Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Russia China Iran Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Direct Attribution U.S. Intelligence: China, Russia, Iran Each Targeting U.S. Election Following up on his July 24 press release, Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center William Evanina warned that “foreign states will continue to use covert and overt influence measures in their attempts to sway U.S. voters’ preferences and perspectives, shift U.S. policies, increase discord in the United States, and undermine the American people’s confidence in our democratic process.” He also included information about recent propaganda efforts by China, Russia, and Iran, but only the information about Russia implicated specific actors. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2139-statement-by-ncsc-director-william-evanina-election-threat-update-for-the-american-public https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/William_Evanina_official_photo.jpg Wikimedia Facebook, Twitter, YouTube 8/7/2020 169068 150479 38225 21527 7103 7056 214396 179062 91 90 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 9 11 2 2 6 0 0 33179 17040 31971 0 0 33170 9 0 14218 2225 597 30624 1003 344 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 8/13/2020 11:30:49 8/13/2020 11:30 XFSW02FX China >> United States 2020 Graphika United States Private Consultancy China video Graphika: China Using Spam Video Propaganda Graphika reported that social media accounts from a pro-Chinese political spam network posted English-language videos attacking American policy and the administration of President Donald Trump, in particular its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and racial inequality as well as its moves against TikTok. The videos were poorly made and had language errors, automated voiceovers, and profile pictures generated by deep learning processes. https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage_dragon_goes_to_america.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200813152654/https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage_dragon_goes_to_america.pdf https://pixabay.com/get/54e6d4444f53ac14f1dc8460da29317e153cdce4545876_640.jpg StockSnap/Pixabay StockSnap/Pixabay YouTube 6/13/2020 8/7/2020 8/12/2020 Botnets, Deep Learning Processes 15979 8240 4044 2031 12896 11781 32919 22052 29 20 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 4 6 13 14 1 1 0 1 0 268 4805 0 5262 0 247 21 0 2404 1419 982 0 0 0 4735 507 20 0 0 0
38 6/12/2020 14:35:04 6/12/2020 14:35 TJ82BE1R Russia, China, Iran >> United States 2020 U.S. Intelligence Department of Homeland Security, ABC Homeland Security United States Government Russia, China, Iran Russia China Iran Russia, China, Iran DELETE Direct Attribution Floyd DHS: China, Iran, Russia Target George Floyd Protests ABC News obtained an intelligence bulletin sent to law enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security. The bulletin accuses Russia, China and Iran of "employing state media, proxy outlets, and social media accounts to amplify criticism of the United States related to the death of George Floyd and subsequent events." https://abcnews.go.com/US/intel-bulletin-warns-malign-actors-targeting-us-george/story?id=71184163 http://archive.ph/F8INV https://pixabay.com/get/53e3dc454352a414f1dc8460da29317e153cdce6555870_640.jpg Ana Carolina Mantelli/Pixabay State Media Facebook, Twitter, YouTube 6/11/2020 9612 2129 285 12026 30 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 George Floyd Protests 0 2 1 2 0 0 4879 98 2153 0 0 0 0 4173 682 24 50 48 0 1792 358 3 0 0 0
39 9/17/2020 17:16:56 9/17/2020 17:16 508A8K4X Russia, Iran, China >>> United States 2019 Department of Homeland Security, ABC ABC, DHS United States Media Russia, Iran, China Russia, Iran, China Direct Attribution DHS Analyst: Russian Narratives Spread About Biden Mental Health ABC leaked a draft of a Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin on Russian efforts to promote “allegations about the poor mental health” of former Vice President Joe Biden. The memo also mentioned Iranian and Chinese propaganda about President Donald Trump’s mental health. Although the memo was submitted on July 7, it was never released because it “failed to meet the agency’s standards.” https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130 https://web.archive.org/web/20200914112820/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dhs-withheld-july-intelligence-bulletin-calling-russian-attack/story?id=72747130 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Joe_Biden_%2848554137807%29.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia 9/1/2019 5/31/2020 9/2/2020 364505 51197 33345 449047 167 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 14 15 7 20 16 5 5 42335 326350 19349 634 30875 34010 4165 4160 264520 37113 24717 12327 6071 951 481 148 5 29160 564 1151
40 9/18/2020 0:30:37 9/18/2020 0:30 20W6K0PZ Russia >>> United States 2020 Kamala Harris Senator Kamala Harris United States Influential Individual Russia Russia Direct Attribution Harris: Foreign Interference Could Cost Her the Election Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) said foreign interference could potentially cost her and former Vice President Joe Biden the White House in November. “I do believe that there will be foreign interference in the 2020 election and that Russia will be at the front of the line,” she said. https://apnews.com/79be8d5f69b1bfbcc55dbaec3ca001e4 https://web.archive.org/web/20200918042650/https://apnews.com/79be8d5f69b1bfbcc55dbaec3ca001e4 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Kamala_Harris_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia 9/6/2020 215927 6664 3568 226159 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 6 3 3 3 3 1 4614 3586 5266 59637 144414 4130 484 0 2239 989 358 4238 819 209 56621 1246 1770 142037 2374 3
41 9/18/2020 0:42:07 9/18/2020 0:42 24DYHJXI Russia >>> United States 2020 U.S. Intelligence Department of Homeland Security United States Government Russia Russia Direct Attribution vote DHS: Russia Targeting Confidence in Mail-In Voting In an internal bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security warned that Russia was trying to undermine U.S. confidence in mail-in voting. Since March, Russian state media outlets have published criticism of widespread mail-in voting, the bulletin reported. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-amplifying-claims-mail-voter-fraud-intel-bulletin/story?id=72799959 https://web.archive.org/save/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-amplifying-claims-mail-voter-fraud-intel-bulletin/story?id=72799959 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/USPS_Mailbox.jpg Iain Laurence/Wikimedia State Media 3/1/2020 9/3/2020 149663 28378 78931 256972 64 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 11 6 9 5 0 1 10174 209866 14147 0 123 4386 1699 4089 114653 20601 74612 11398 2705 44 0 0 0 91 32 0
42 9/18/2020 13:13:24 9/18/2020 13:13 35JWSYN9 Russia >>> United States 2020 Senior U.S. Official Brian Murphy Brian Murphy, DHS United States Government Russia Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution DHS Whistleblower: Told to Stop Writing about Russian Interference Brian Murphy, a senior Department of Homeland Security intelligence official, alleged that he was told to stop providing intelligence reports on Russian interference in the 2020 election, in part because it “made the President look bad.” He said he was told to shift the focus to election interference by China and Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/18_0709_Brian-J-Murphy.jpg?itok=TmVxNZc2 DHS 9/9/2020 1595173 1463843 153998 139076 62035 58123 1811206 1661042 185 184 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 8 10 12 19 14 4 1 42584 967221 110498 290050 2570 30918 6006 5660 836013 117108 14100 98944 5471 6083 283876 5720 454 2468 101 1
43 9/18/2020 13:27:58 9/18/2020 13:27 B67Q8PAA Venezuela >>> United States 2020 White House, Rick Scott United States Government Nicolas Maduro Venezuela Direct Attribution White House: Maduro Inciting Violence at Protests The White House said that individuals linked to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have incited violence at the George Floyd protests, but refused to discuss the “non-open source information” supporting that assessment. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) had previously highlighted a similar claim. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article243266536.html https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article243266536.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/George_Floyd_Miami_Protest%2C_June_7%2C_2020_17.jpg Mike Shaheen/Wikimedia Individuals at protests 6/5/2020 81978 4840 14096 100914 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 6 4 2 0 0 0 1997 34719 0 0 0 1661 336 0 34697 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 9/18/2020 17:10:58 9/18/2020 17:10 TZ3OU1FU Russia >>> United States 2014 DFRLab United States Civil Society Organization Operation Secondary Infektion Russia Direct Attribution DFRLab: Broad Russian Influence Operation Uncovered DFRLab uncovered a broad influence operation originating in Russia. The scale of the operation, its tradecraft, and its obsession with secrecy indicate that it was run by a persistent, sophisticated, and well-resourced organization, possibly an intelligence agency. The activity took place not only on Facebook and Twitter, but also on Medium, Reddit, and other online platforms. In all, more than 30 online services were employed across 9 languages. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/operation-secondary-infektion/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200918210426/https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/operation-secondary-infektion/ Screenshot DFRLab Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Forum Board 1/1/2014 6/22/2019 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 527 143 69 739 6 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 8 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 9/23/2020 12:33:58 9/23/2020 12:33 W1U1SUQ9 Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020 Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020 Microsoft Microsoft United States United States Technology Company Strontium, Zirconium, Phosphorus DELETE Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Direct Attribution Microsoft: Cyberattacks on Election Campaigns Microsoft detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election, including unsuccessful attacks on both the Trump and Biden campaigns. A Russian group has attempted to hack more than 200 political organizations. Chinese hackers have attacked high-profile individuals associated with the election, particularly the Biden campaign, and has compromised almost 150 accounts. An Iranian hacker group has targeted the accounts of people associated with the Trump campaign, as well as organizations interested in Middle Eastern politics. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/10/cyberattacks-us-elections-trump-biden/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200923162921/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/10/cyberattacks-us-elections-trump-biden/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Microsoft_logo_%282012%29.svg/512px-Microsoft_logo_%282012%29.svg.png Wikimedia Independent Media Email, Domains Email, Domains 3/1/2020 9/10/2020 9/10/2020 Hacking - Data Exfiltration 192147 190160 31090 29485 123938 123924 347175 343569 637 631 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 14 5 19 37 6 5 80101 108205 73117 1385 6297 6585 2307 71209 91287 11572 5346 27980 2717 42420 939 194 252 5738 559 0
46 9/23/2020 13:28:30 9/23/2020 13:28 5SP5O2PK Russia >>> United States 2013 Russia >>> United States 2013 Yahoo News Yahoo News Yahoo United States United States Media Antifa.com Russia Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution Yahoo News: Antifa.com Connected to Russia After an OAN correspondent noted that the website URL antifa.com redirected to Joe Biden’s campaign website, Yahoo News investigated the website and found that it was registered in Russia from 2013 until July 2019. Although any number of entities could have registered the URL, Yahoo's headline appeared to implicate Russia directly. https://news.yahoo.com/atifa-website-one-america-chanel-rion-russia-004727528.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200923172220/https://news.yahoo.com/atifa-website-one-america-chanel-rion-russia-004727528.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Antifa_logo.jpg Wikimedia/Enix150 Independent Media Domain Domain 1/1/2013 8/12/2020 8/12/2020 Deceptive Content Manipulation 161905 8335 52251 222491 19 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 6 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 9/23/2020 14:11:49 9/23/2020 14:11 T81C4QVK Russia >>> United States 2020 Russia >>> United States 2020 Facebook, Twitter DELETE United States United States Technology Company Peace Data Peace Data Russia Russia Direct Attribution Facebook: Assets and False News Organization Linked to Russia Based on a tip from the FBI, Facebook removed 8 accounts and two pages linked to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter also removed five accounts associated with the network. The operation, centered around a fake media organization called Peace Data, used unsuspecting American freelancers to write left-leaning content. Peace Data had also tried unsuccessfully to place content in progressive magazines. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/august-2020-cib-report/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200923174823/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/august-2020-cib-report/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Facebook_Logo_%282019%29.svg/800px-Facebook_Logo_%282019%29.svg.png Wikimedia Independent Media Facebook 12/20/2020 9/1/2020 9/1/2020 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation, Deep Learning Processes 195215 17360 20114 232689 120 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 4 7 15 3 8 10 1 1 2145 140637 42959 78 131 1261 877 7 118292 10363 11982 39308 1900 1751 64 14 0 94 37 0
48 9/23/2020 14:54:20 9/23/2020 14:54 BGIP9QT3 Russia >>> United States Russia >>> United States CIA, Washington Post CIA, Washington Post United States United States Government Derkach Russia Russia Direct Attribution CIA: Report on Russian Election Interference According to the Washington Post, the CIA published an assessment of Russian efforts to interfere in the November election in an internal, highly classified report. The report was prepared with input from the NSA and FBI and includes a description of Andriy Derkach’s efforts to disseminate disparaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/ https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/secret-cia-assessment-putin-probably-directing-influence-operation-denigrate-biden/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/CIA_Original_Headquarters_Building.jpg Wikimedia Independent Media Personal communications Personal communications 8/31/2020 9/22/2020 Lobbying 287549 69132 82309 438990 238 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 12 11 12 17 28 3 1 37016 284209 49479 856 35 12314 4633 20069 180778 58359 45072 45261 1921 2297 716 135 5 17 18 0
49 9/23/2020 15:03:48 9/23/2020 15:03 ELWQ0IFJ China >>> United States 2016 China >>> United States 2016 Facebook United States United States Technology Company China China China China Direct Attribution inauthentic Facebook: Assets Linked to China Facebook removed 155 accounts, 11 pages, 9 groups, and 6 Instagram accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior. The activity originated in China and focused on the U.S. and Southeast Asia, although the network gained almost no following in the U.S. It posted content both in support of and against presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, as well as commentary on naval activity in the South China Sea and regional politics. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200923185920/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Flag_map_of_China_with_disputed.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/China_flag.JPG Wikimedia/DrRandomFactor Ecow/Wikimedia Independent Media Facebook, Instagram 9/1/2016 9/22/2020 9/22/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 160993 157906 4454 3988 2844 2810 168291 164704 272 263 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 15 14 4 11 15 3 0 1676 19332 10188 1070 0 1531 63 82 16224 994 2114 9427 571 190 912 154 4 0 0 0 11/12/2020 9/22/2020 https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-china-philippines/ 11 60 155 133000 9 59000 0 6 150 1
50 9/23/2020 16:54:32 9/23/2020 16:54 44PI58XE Russia >>> United States Russia >>> United States FBI FBI United States United States Government Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution FBI Director: Russia Undermining Joe Biden In testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that Russia continues to undermine former Vice President Joe Biden in an attempt to influence the presidential election. Russia uses social media, online proxies, state media, and online journals to “to denigrate [Biden] and what the Russians see as an anti-Russian establishment,” Wray said. https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/516912-fbi-director-wray-warns-russia-is-interfering-in-election-to-undermine https://web.archive.org/web/20200923204839/https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/516912-fbi-director-wray-warns-russia-is-interfering-in-election-to-undermine https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/FBI_Headquarters_at_night.jpg Wikimedia State Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 11/3/2020 9/17/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation, Deep Learning Processes 255258 22817 95676 373751 59 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 1 9 11 5 1 2451 204716 140730 2088 637 2203 248 0 149414 19092 36210 79144 2135 59451 1575 508 5 608 29 0
51 9/24/2020 9:50:40 9/24/2020 9:50 32NQ6NQW Russia,China, Iran >>> United States Russia,China, Iran >>> United States Mike Pompeo Mike Pompeo United States United States Government Russia,China, Iran Russia,China, Iran Russia,China, Iran Russia,China, Iran Direct Attribution coronavirus Mike Pompeo: Disinformation on COVID-19 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China, Russia, and Iran of “coordinated efforts to disparage” the U.S. response to COVID-19. He attributed the disinformation to both governments and individuals. He also mentioned false rumors about lockdowns in the U.S. and the origin of the virus. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-c-oronavirus-task-force-press-briefing/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200924134441/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-c-oronavirus-task-force-press-briefing/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/White_House_Press_Briefing_%2849679776593%29.jpg Wikimedia Independent Media Facebook, Twitter 3/20/2020 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 63308 9935 555 73798 95 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 5 3 2 5 2 3 2957 905 38043 7346 3020 2567 316 74 899 6 0 33481 4377 185 5810 1503 33 1984 1017 19
52 9/24/2020 11:48:14 9/24/2020 11:48 DHK75NES China >>> United States China >>> United States Department of State Department of State DELETE United States United States Government Zhao Lijian, Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian China China Direct Attribution coronavirus State Department: Chinese Ambassador Zhao Lijian Spread Conspiracy Zhao Lijian, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., implied in a Tweet that the U.S. might be responsible for COVID-19: “It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!” Hours later, he was summoned to the State Department by Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/state-department-chinese-ambassador-coronavirus/index.html https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/politics/state-department-chinese-ambassador-coronavirus/index.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/MOFAChinaChaoyang.JPG Wikimedia/WhisperToMe State Media Twitter 3/12/2020 3/12/2020 Deceptive Content Manipulation 685081 29512 2300 716893 40 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 8 15 16 2 9 5 2 0 1868 393164 26098 6714 0 1388 408 72 373827 18541 796 22891 2071 1136 4507 2173 34 0 0 0
53 9/24/2020 12:03:03 9/24/2020 12:03 YW777IWI Russia, China, Iran >>> United States Russia, China, Iran >>> United States State Department, GEC, Lea Gabrielle State Department, GEC, Lea Gabrielle State Department, GEC United States United States Government Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Direct Attribution State Department: Russia, China, Iran Increase Disinformation Lea Gabrielle, Special Envoy and Coordinator of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, said that Russia, China, and Iran have sharply increased their disinformation about the coronavirus since January, sometimes repeating and amplifying each other’s propaganda. https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-on-disinformation-and-propaganda-related-to-covid-19/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200924155426/https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-on-disinformation-and-propaganda-related-to-covid-19/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Truman_building.jpg Wikimedia/Ctac Independent Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 3/27/2020 3/27/2020 Sockpuppets 5362 5323 2575 2571 649 8586 8543 22 21 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 12 15 0 2 1 3 1 0 2872 564 2144 43 0 0 0 1732 535 605 267 297 0 871 1273 0 39 4 0
54 9/24/2020 12:35:21 9/24/2020 12:35 XVMM45G3 China >>> United States China >>> United States German Marshall Fund German Marshall Fund Alliance for Securing Democracy United States United States Civil Society Organization China China China China Direct Attribution Twitter GMF: Twitter Output from Chinese Accounts Rises Sharply An analysis by the German Marshall Fund found that Twitter output from official Chinese accounts around the world has almost doubled since January, reaching 90,000 tweets in April and May. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Chinese accounts "have become more aggressive [and] more conspiratorial.” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-launches-new-twitter-accounts-90-000-tweets-covid-19-n1207991 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163219/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-launches-new-twitter-accounts-90-000-tweets-covid-19-n1207991 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Coronavirus_SARS-CoV-2.jpg Wikimedia/Felipe Esquivel Reed State Media Twitter 5/20/2020 5/20/2020 Brigading, Deceptive Content Manipulation 10660 1105 903 12668 27 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 8 7 16 14 0 1 0 1 2 0 4882 0 176 2999 0 0 0 3478 505 899 0 0 0 129 45 2 2629 368 2
55 9/24/2020 12:48:28 9/24/2020 12:48 4B02962Z China >>> United Kingdom China >>> United Kingdom BBC BBC United Kingdom United Kingdom Media China China China China Proxy/Inferred Attribution Facebook BBC: Fake Accounts Pushing Chinese Propaganda A BBC investigation found that more than 1,200 fake or hijacked social media accounts have been pushing pro-Chinese government messages about the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Although the BBC could not definitively link the accounts to the Chinese government, it noted similarities to Chinese networks discovered by Twitter in August 2019 and Graphika in April 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52657434 https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163841/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52657434 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/BBC_News_2019.svg Wikimedia/BBC News Independent Media Facebook, Twitter, YouTube 5/28/2020 5/28/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 37995 771 378 39144 14 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 3 8 17 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23976 0 376 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 9/24/2020 13:15:32 9/24/2020 13:15 EPRR4RES China >>> United States China >>> United States GEC, Department of State GEC, Department of State GEC United States United States Government China China China China Direct Attribution Twitter State Department: Inauthentic Twitter Accounts Tied to China The State Department’s Global Engagement Center announced that it had uncovered a network of inauthentic Twitter accounts designed to amplify Chinese propaganda. When it sent a sample of 5,000 accounts to Twitter, however, Twitter found that many of the accounts belonged to government entities, NGOs, and journalists. https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-update-on-prc-efforts-to-push-disinformation-and-propaganda-around-covid/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200924171128/https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-special-envoy-lea-gabrielle-global-engagement-center-update-on-prc-efforts-to-push-disinformation-and-propaganda-around-covid/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Flag_of_the_United_States_Department_of_State.svg Wikimedia State Media Facebook, Twitter 5/8/2020 5/8/2020 Brigading, Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 7064 2143 932 10139 24 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 8 15 14 1 2 2 2 0 1641 2377 945 4011 0 1057 449 135 2206 171 0 737 206 2 2874 1127 10 0 0 0
57 9/24/2020 13:36:30 9/24/2020 13:36 5Q5D6SZO China >>> United States China >>> United States Robert O'Brien United States United States Government China China China China Direct Attribution U.S. Official: China Has the Largest Program to Influence Election National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said that China “had the most massive program to influence the United States politically,” followed by Iran and then Russia. He did not provide any additional details. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY https://web.archive.org/web/20200924173401/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg/600px-Seal_of_the_U.S._National_Security_Agency.svg.png Wikimedia Independent Media 9/4/2020 9/4/2020 Hacking - DDoS, Hacking - Data Exfiltration 47617 5359 773363 826339 25 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 8 9 1 2 6 1 0 5675 2430 806283 9461 0 4982 692 1 1122 1303 5 29798 3132 773353 9376 82 3 0 0 0
58 9/24/2020 13:47:09 9/24/2020 13:47 0R5N2DK5 Russia >>> United States Russia >>> United States Kamala Harris Kamala Harris United States United States Influential Individual Russian Bots Russian Bots Russia Russia Direct Attribution Harris: Campaign Targeted by Russian Bots Senator Kamala Harris (D-VA) claimed her presidential campaign was targeted by Russian bots. A Twitter spokesperson said that the company had no evidence that Harris was the target of state-backed bots, however. https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kamala-harris-twitter-bots/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174300/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/kamala-harris-twitter-bots/index.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Kamala_Harris_with_LACC_reps.jpg Wikimedia Independent Media Twitter 7/16/2019 7/16/2019 Botnets 3160 832 15 4007 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 3900 0 0 0 0 0 0 3131 754 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 9/24/2020 13:55:02 9/24/2020 13:55 AT5BWCEZ Russia >>> United States Russia >>> United States Pentagon, Department of Defense Pentagon, Department of Defense United States United States Government Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution U.S. Officials: Russian Influence Operation Aimed at Military A survey of armed services households found that 46% viewed Russia as an ally. This result concerned defense officials, who worried that Russia intended to seed U.S. military personnel with the right type of disinformation so that they would be predisposed to view Russia favorably. Defense officials noted that a Russian influence campaign has been targeting U.S. military personnel since 2017. https://www.voanews.com/usa/pentagon-concerned-russia-cultivating-sympathy-among-us-troops https://web.archive.org/web/20200924175211/https://www.voanews.com/usa/pentagon-concerned-russia-cultivating-sympathy-among-us-troops https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Pentagon_satellite_image.jpg Wikimedia Independent Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 12/8/2019 12/8/2019 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 5315 767 135 6217 44 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 11 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 615 577 110 0 0 0
60 9/24/2020 14:59:33 9/24/2020 14:59 QGYY2XPE Russia >>> United States 2020 Russia >>> United States 2020 Bloomberg News Bloomberg News U.S. intelligence United States United States Media Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution Joe Biden Bloomberg News: U.S. Officials Assess Russian Attacks on Biden Bloomberg News reported that U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials were assessing whether Russia was trying to undermine Joe Biden. The inquiry explored whether Russia may be promoting controversy over Biden's involvement in U.S. policy toward Ukraine at the same time as his son worked for an energy company there. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/u-s-probes-if-russia-targeting-biden-in-2020-election-meddling https://web.archive.org/web/20200908062851/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/u-s-probes-if-russia-targeting-biden-in-2020-election-meddling https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Joe_Biden_%2849404623708%29.jpg Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore Independent Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 9/1/2020 11/3/2020 1/10/2020 Deceptive Content Manipulation 140973 5171 60716 206860 33 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 3 0 4 1 3511 90174 0 24332 118 1497 723 1291 30412 355 59407 0 0 0 21242 3087 3 103 15 0
61 9/24/2020 16:11:24 9/24/2020 16:11 M5L3A3M0 Russia >>> United States Russia >>> United States Intelligence Officials United States United States Government Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution U.S. Intelligence: Russia Interfering in Support of Trump Intelligence officials briefed the House Intelligence Committee that Russia was interfering in the 2020 election in support of President Donald Trump. They also disclosed that Russia intended to interfere with the 2020 Democratic primaries. The briefing angered Trump, and his allies challenged the conclusions reached by the intelligence officials. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200924200912/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/United_States_House_Committee_on_Intelligence_hearing_on_Emerging_Technologies_and_National_Security_-_Posturing_the_U.S._Intelligence_Community_for_Success.jpg Wikimedia/Adam Schiff Independent Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 2/13/2020 2/20/2020 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 2137292 181394 143558 2462244 841 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 12 13 41 28 35 27 21 254251 1351224 169200 140884 75671 215044 22002 17205 1233532 110608 7084 129699 2542 36959 114349 25767 768 70999 4618 54
62 9/24/2020 16:17:45 9/24/2020 16:17 QOTUZHN6 Russia >>> United States 2020 Russia >>> United States 2020 Chad Wolf, DHS Chad Wolf, DHS United States United States Government Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution DHS U.S. Official: COVID-19 Lockdown Rumors Tied to Russia Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf discussed text messages claiming that the U.S. was about to impose a COVID-19 lockdown, describing them as a “disinformation campaign” that might have originated in Russia. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488894-dhs-chief-false-reports-of-national-shutdown-may-be-part-of-russian https://web.archive.org/web/20200924201525/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488894-dhs-chief-false-reports-of-national-shutdown-may-be-part-of-russian https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Chad_F._Wolf_2019.jpg Wikimedia/Inter-American Dialogue Independent Media WhatsApp, SMS 3/1/2020 3/22/2020 3/22/2020 Deceptive Content Manipulation 3358 126 152 3636 16 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2649 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2586 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 9/24/2020 16:32:14 9/24/2020 16:32 V5TT6RXM Russia >>> United States Russia >>> United States Department of Homeland Security Yahoo News United States United States Government Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution DHS: Russia Likely to Target Election Yahoo News obtained a DHS intelligence assessment that concluded, “Russian influence actors almost certainly will continue to target U.S. audiences with influence activities that seek to advance Russian interests, and probably view the 2020 presidential election as a key opportunity to do so.” The assessment, which was coordinated with the FBI, CIA, and NSA, examined a small number of social media accounts likely controlled by Russian influence actors and found that they attempted to aggravate social and racial tensions, undermine trust in US officials, and criticize anti-Russian politicians. https://news.yahoo.com/dhs-warns-russia-influence-2020-elections-170005501.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200924202820/https://news.yahoo.com/dhs-warns-russia-influence-2020-elections-170005501.html https://www.gao.gov/extracts/81ab3b0a5e06d5402a59d642d5ee5e98/rId17_image5.png GAO Independent Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 1/1/2019 10/24/2019 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 7371 680 5 8056 7 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 11 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 236 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 9/24/2020 16:42:49 9/24/2020 16:42 53QRMVHS Russia >>> United States 2017 Russia >>> United States 2017 Graphika Graphika United States United States Private Consultancy Russia Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution UK trade Graphika: UK-US Trade Documents Leaked by Russia Graphika assessed that unredacted UK-US trade documents leaked before Britain’s December 2019 general election were posted and amplified in a way that closely resembled the Russian information operation known as Secondary Infektion. Graphika could not definitively attribute the documents to the unknown actors behind that operation, however. https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_uk_trade_leaks_updated_12.12.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200924203710/https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_uk_trade_leaks_updated_12.12.pdf https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lenin_museum%2C_Moscow_center.jpg Wikimedia/Andrey Independent Media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit 5/4/2017 12/2/2019 Sockpuppets, Botnets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration 7378 9128 914 17420 27 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 5 5 7 13 16 1 3 3 2 1 257 2789 452 3743 227 165 70 22 1932 753 104 77 223 152 1344 2357 42 130 97 0
65 9/24/2020 16:52:04 9/24/2020 16:52 025KQA5P Iran >>> United States Iran >>> United States The Daily Beast, Twitter DELETE United States United States Media Iran Iran Iran Iran Proxy/Inferred Attribution reporter Twitter: Fake, Pro-Iran Accounts Impersonate Reporters Twitter suspended fake accounts impersonating New York Post and Haaretz reporters. The accounts promoted false stories that contained pro-Iranian government propaganda as well as attacks on Iranian opposition groups and Israel. https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-post-reporters-identity-stolen-to-spread-iran-propaganda https://web.archive.org/web/20200925043527/https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-post-reporters-identity-stolen-to-spread-iran-propaganda https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/New_York_Post.svg Wikimedia Independent Media Twitter 1/8/2020 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 872 1804 170 2846 18 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 14 2 4 1 0 0 2144 325 193 0 0 478 1513 153 177 134 14 123 67 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 9/24/2020 17:04:53 9/24/2020 17:04 NGORFHPJ Albania >>> United States Albania >>> United States The Intercept The Intercept DELETE United States United States Media Mojahedin-e-Khalq Heshmet Alavi Albania DELETE Direct Attribution The Intercept: Articles Written by MEK Persona The Intercept reported that a fictitious persona going by the name Heshmat Alavi, which had published articles in Forbes, The Hill, the Daily Caller, and The Federalist, was actually a group account run by Iranian opposition group Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK). One of the those articles was cited by the White House in an exchange with a reporter. https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200924210145/https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/heshmat-alavi-fake-iran-mek/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Logo_of_the_People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran.png Wikimedia Independent Media Mainstream media Mainstream media 4/1/2018 6/9/2019 Sockpuppets 13585 12441 337 26363 121 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 8 15 14 3 3 2 2 0 20261 2301 94 268 0 8785 11202 274 1653 590 58 49 45 0 185 78 5 0 0 0
67 9/24/2020 17:19:47 9/24/2020 17:19 Z6BKMSE3 Russia >>> United States 2019 Russia >>> United States 2019 Facebook Facebook United States United States Technology Company Russia Russia Russia Russia Direct Attribution takedown Facebook: Assets Linked to Russia Facebook removed three separate networks originating in Russia for coordinated inauthentic behavior. Together, these networks totaled 242 accounts, 42 pages, 19 groups, and 45 Instagram accounts. They were all targeted in part at the U.S. and engaged in activities like impersonating locals in order to contact news organizations, driving viewers to off-platform sites, soliciting written content, and criticizing U.S. policy in the Middle East. These networks had connections to the Internet Research Agency and, most likely, to Russian military intelligence. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200924211455/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%A4.jpg Wikimedia/Krylov Ivan Independent Media Facebook, Instagram 7/1/2019 9/24/2020 9/24/2020 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 66684 2531 381 69596 138 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 7 15 13 0 3 27 0 0 0 3219 50555 0 0 0 0 0 3041 176 2 49290 968 297 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/12/2020 9/24/2020 https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-russia/ 43 17860 252 73400 19 9501 0 40 15100 3
68 10/7/2020 14:17:22 10/7/2020 14:17 PDYLZELT >>> United States 2020 U.S. Intelligence FBI, CISA United States Government Foreign actors DELETE Proxy/Inferred Attribution voting FBI, CISA: Disinformation About Election Systems Vulnerability The FBI and CISA issued a public service announcement warning that “foreign actors and cyber criminals” are spreading disinformation about cyberattacks on voter registration databases and voting systems. https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200928.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20201004041755if_/https://www.ic3.gov/media/2020/200928.aspx https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cybersecurity.png/640px-Cybersecurity.png VIN JD/Pixabay 9/28/2020 85901 18487 262 104650 105 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 0 3 6 3 0 0 90633 1898 497 0 0 0 0 76419 13969 245 1523 375 0 440 55 2 0 0 0
69 10/8/2020 1:32:40 10/8/2020 1:32 HDBZ7IBP United States, Russia >>> United States 2020 Congressional Democrats House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Schiff United States Government Russia, Donald Trump United States, Russia DELETE Direct Attribution amplify Schiff: Russia Amplifying Trump's Attacks on Vote-by-Mail House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff claimed that the Russians “have been amplifying Trump’s false attacks on absentee voting” after a briefing by intelligence officials on Russian disinformation about mail-in voting. The intelligence briefing did not explicitly link the increase in Russian disinformation to Trump’s comments. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/mail-in-voting-russian-disinformation.html https://web.archive.org/web/20201005043418/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/politics/mail-in-voting-russian-disinformation.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Adam_Schiff_%2848010611813%29.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia 9/29/2020 15684 1107 39068 55859 26 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 1 3 2 0 0 4467 9994 13 0 0 3895 572 0 9731 251 12 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 10/8/2020 1:52:32 10/8/2020 1:52 46PA2IGK Iran >>> United States 2020 Twitter United States Technology Company Iran Iran Proxy/Inferred Attribution Twitter: Assets Linked to Iran Based on a tip from the FBI, Twitter removed approximately 130 accounts that appeared to originate in Iran. These accounts tried to disrupt the public conversation on the presidential debate, but had very low engagement. https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1311462538056544258?s=20 https://web.archive.org/web/20201008054930/https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1311462538056544258?s=20 https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/875170358218735617/qYyASCpq_400x400.jpg Twitter Twitter 9/29/2020 9/30/2020 Sockpuppets 2671 5864 277 8812 27 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 1007 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 584 174 249 64 84 11 0 0 0
71 10/8/2020 2:20:45 10/8/2020 2:20 P9G8Q1JN Israel, United States >>> United Kingdom 2019 The Guardian United Kingdom Media Right-wing Facebook groups Facebook Israel, United States Israel Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise The Guardian: Islamophobic, For-Profit Disinformation Network Discovered The Guardian published an article on a network of right-wing Facebook groups that shared coordinated political content, much of it Islamophobic in nature. An Israeli man attained administrator privileges on pre-existing right-wing groups and posted identical links on all of them in order to drive traffic to off-platform sites, where he earned ad revenue. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit https://web.archive.org/web/20201008061122/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/inside-the-hate-factory-how-facebook-fuels-far-right-profit see source url Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay Facebook 1/1/2016 12/5/2019 Sockpuppets 52240 12656 6045 70941 71 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 7 14 1 5 1 0 0 1 62438 28 0 0 0 1 0 45605 10897 5936 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 10/8/2020 2:44:54 10/8/2020 2:44 1GDZM7XT Russia >>> United States, United Kingdom 2020 Graphika, Reuters DELETE United States, United Kingdom Private Consultancy NAEBC, Internet Research Agency Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution Graphika: Russia Targets U.S. Far-Right According to Graphika, people associated with the Russian Internet Research Agency ran a site called Newsroom for American and European Based Citizens. The site solicited articles from followers and freelance journalists and was aimed at right-wing readers. https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-disinformation/exclusive-russian-operation-masqueraded-as-right-wing-news-site-to-target-u-s-voters-sources-idUSKBN26M5OP https://web.archive.org/web/20201008064132/https://uk.reuters.com/article/usa-election-russia-disinformation/exclusive-russian-operation-masqueraded-as-right-wing-news-site-to-target-u-s-voters-sources-idUSKBN26M5OP https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_711,w_1264,x_83,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_1044/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1601554871/Screen_Shot_2020-10-01_at_13.20.52_u8uluk NAEBC/The Daily Beast "Junk News" Parler, Gab 10/1/2020 Sockpuppets, Deceptive Content Manipulation 28159 1765 105121 135045 66 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 17 4 4 3 0 1 6351 5143 18825 0 739 4322 642 1387 4469 366 308 14607 172 4046 0 0 0 551 143 45
73 10/8/2020 15:26:14 10/8/2020 15:26 MI3UBT21 United States, Russia >>> United States, Russia 2020 U.S. Intelligence Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Russia John Ratcliffe United States, Russia Government Hillary Clinton, Russia Hillary Clinton United States, Russia Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution ODNI: Declassfiying Russian Intelligence About Foreign Interference and Clinton Campaign Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified information on a Russian intelligence assessment claiming that “Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee.” He acknowledged that U.S. intelligence officials did not know the accuracy of this assessment. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/09-29-20_Letter%20to%20Sen.%20Graham_Declassification%20of%20FBI's%20Crossfire%20Hurricane%20Investigations_20-00912_U_SIGNED-FINAL.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20201007083018/https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/chairman-graham-releases-information-from-dni-ratcliffe-on-fbis-handling-of-crossfire-hurricane https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Hillary_Clinton_at_Planned_Parenthood-8_%28cropped%29.jpg Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia 7/26/2016 9/29/2020 1882654 232395 7179 2122228 229 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 9 4 7 8 17 16 12656 75510 99944 983367 501159 11249 1078 329 38485 33166 3859 87172 12461 311 855958 126612 797 455215 44658 1286
74 10/8/2020 16:13:35 10/8/2020 16:13 89KP7CL0 Russia, China, Iran >>> United States 2020 Department of Homeland Security United States Government Russia, China, Iran Russia, China, Iran Direct Attribution DHS: China, Russian, Iran Interfering in 2020 Election The Department of Homeland Security released a report on current threats to the homeland that stated that China, Russia, and Iran will “try to use cyber capabilities or foreign influence to compromise or disrupt infrastructure related to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.” The report noted that Russia has been “a persistent threat,” but that “China and Iran also pose threats in this space.” https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20201008184004/https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/2020_10_06_homeland-threat-assessment.pdf screenshot DHS State Media, "Junk News" 1/1/2016 10/6/2020 Brigading, Sockpuppets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation 297078 35192 39353 371623 217 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 2 11 9 7 3 4642 195172 96167 3275 3032 2480 2030 132 157209 26922 11041 68332 946 26889 2719 523 33 2695 298 39
75 10/8/2020 17:44:27 10/8/2020 17:44 MZWSSOLA Iran >>> United States 2020 Twitter United States Technology Company Iran Iran Proxy/Inferred Attribution Black Lives Matter Twitter: Further Information on Assets Linked to Iran Twitter removed 104 accounts operating from Iran that artificially amplified conversations on politically sensitive topics, including Black Lives Matter, the murder of George Floyd, and other issues of racial and social justice in the United States. This expanded on Twitter's September 29 announcement regarding Iranian interference. https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/disclosing-removed-networks-to-our-archive-of-state-linked-information.html https://web.archive.org/web/20201008214159/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/disclosing-removed-networks-to-our-archive-of-state-linked-information.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Tehran%2C_Iran%2C_15_53.jpg Christiaan Triebert/Wikimedia Twitter 1/1/2020 10/8/2020 Sockpuppets, Botnets 180629 50311 200 231140 96 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 7 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 68570 19707 0 0 0 0 0 68431 1 138 19621 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 10/15/2020 11:42:59 10/15/2020 11:42 21UITERF Russia >>> United States 2020 Michael Carpenter w/ quotes United States Influential Individual Russia Russia Direct Attribution Biden Advisor: Hacked Emails are Russian Disinfo The New York Post published emails and images purported to be from the son of Vice President Biden and showing previously undisclosed business interests in Ukraine. Amid widespread suspicion about the veracity and origin of the leaked materials, senior Biden advisor Michael Carpenter stated: “This is a Russian disinformation operation…I’m very comfortable saying that.” https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486 https://web.archive.org/web/20201015153924/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-campaign-lashes-out-new-york-post-429486 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Joe_Biden_kickoff_rally_May_2019.jpg Michael Stokes/Wikimedia Independent Media 10/14/2020 Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation 1124222 13407 48323 1185952 225 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 New York Post Leaks 5 7 7 13 10 108494 29174 89728 45465 10279 71017 1201 36276 27818 1246 110 75701 3493 10534 42412 2896 157 9549 425 305
77 10/16/2020 11:42:20 10/16/2020 11:42 JQPLAH9U Russia >>> United States 2020 Intelligence Officials United States Government Russia, Rudy Giuliani Russia Direct Attribution Former U.S. Officials: Rudy Giuliani Targeted by Russian Influence Operation The Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence officials had raised repeated concerns that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal lawyer, was being used by Russian intelligence to launder disinformation. Giuliani had taken multiple "fact-finding" trips to Ukraine since 2019 with the intent of gathering material to politically damage Vice President Biden. In the process, according to four sources, Guliani was manipulated by Russian assets. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20201016154003/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-biden-ukraine-russian-disinformation/2020/10/15/43158900-0ef5-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Rudy_Giuliani_%2829299015971%29.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Independent Media 1/1/2019 10/15/2020 2409744 2176759 312864 239583 414222 393308 3136830 2809650 552 550 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 15 New York Post Leaks 33 35 52 8 7 391613 1336245 503953 17928 5520 299941 30686 60986 1123776 171025 41444 317457 20945 165551 17274 630 24 4570 928 22
78 10/22/2020 12:24:55 10/22/2020 12:24 YQAO5J64 Iran >>> United States 2020 Daily Beast, FireEye United States Media Iran Iran Proxy/Inferred Attribution Daily Beast, FireEye: Media Hacks and Amplification Tied to Iran In what appeared to be a coordinated operation, hackers in Iran broke into the websites and Twitter accounts of news organizations and planted false stories. Then, Iran-linked social media accounts (some of which impersonated real people) amplified the false stories. https://www.thedailybeast.com/hackers-planted-trump-smearsand-pro-iran-trolls-spread-them?ref=scroll https://web.archive.org/web/20201022161720/https://www.thedailybeast.com/hackers-planted-trump-smearsand-pro-iran-trolls-spread-them?ref=scroll https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Iranian_national_flag_%28tehran%29.jpg Farzaaaad2000/Wikimedia Independent Media Twitter 5/1/2020 10/19/2020 Sockpuppets, Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation 314 1477 0 1791 6 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 13 2 0 0 0 0 1496 0 0 0 0 252 1244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 10/22/2020 12:38:33 10/22/2020 12:38 8OV2MXMQ Russia >>> United States 2020 Former U.S. Intelligence Officials former intelligence officials United States Influential Individual Russia Russia Proxy/Inferred Attribution letter Former U.S. Officials: Hacked Emails Resemble Russian Operation More than 50 former U.S. intelligence officials signed a letter alleging that the release of emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” They stated that their experience in national security led them to be “deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role in this case” and concluded that Russia was trying to influence the election. More than 50 former U.S. intelligence officials signed a letter alleging that the release of emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” They stated that their experience in national security led them to be “deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role in this case” and concluded that Russia was trying to influence the election. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276 https://web.archive.org/web/20201022163549/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276?mc_cid=5a64993ad7&mc_eid=81144577e6 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/R._Hunter_Biden_at_Center_for_Strategic_%26_International_Studies_%281%29.jpg CSIS/Wikimedia Independent Media 10/19/2020 Deceptive Content Manipulation 1413246 79402 107010 1599658 256 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 7 14 New York Post Leaks 20 17 8 7 19 269180 640723 144954 23188 157382 222610 4205 42365 553910 57462 29351 138029 3792 3133 21128 1422 638 147722 8223 1437
80 10/22/2020 12:51:00 10/22/2020 12:51 2GA67JN0 Iran, Russia >>> United States 2020 Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe John Ratcliffe United States Government Iran, Russia Iran, Russia Direct Attribution emails ODNI: Iran, Russia interfering in Election After some voters received threatening emails containing personal information, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe held a press conference where he alleged that Iran and Russia were attempting to interfere with the U.S. election. He specifically accused Iran of sending the threatening emails in an attempt to denigrate President Trump. Further U.S. government clarifications and concurrent reporting confirmed the U.S. intelligence statement, although they did not corroborate Ratcliffe's claim about anti-Trump intent. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 https://web.archive.org/web/20201022192616if_/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Behesht-e_Zahra%2C_Tehran%2C_Iran_%285072246576%29.jpg yeowatzup/Wikimedia Email 10/21/2020 Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Deceptive Content Manipulation 409548 33893 777114 1220555 207 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 13 4 20 20 4 1 3508 275779 889662 1873 6963 3223 285 0 255511 19113 1155 106696 9458 773508 1724 143 6 6507 456 0
81 10/22/2020 13:17:01 10/22/2020 13:17 FVDWC77A China, Russia, Iran >>> United States 2020 U.S. Intelligence Officials United States Government China, Russia, Iran China, Russia, Iran Direct Attribution Intelligence Officials: China, Russia, Iran Trying to Influence Lawmakers The Hill reported that U.S. intelligence officials, led by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, briefed Congress on efforts by China, Russia, and Iran to influence U.S. lawmakers. The briefing emphasized the role of China, with one official telling The Hill that China has targeted “members of Congress at a rate of approximately six times that of Russia, and 12 times that of Iran.” Some sources, however, argued that this campaign had more in common with normal lobbying than election interference. https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influence https://web.archive.org/web/20201022171513/https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influence https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/US_Congress_02.jpg Bjoertvedt/Wikimedia 10/9/2020 Influencing lawmakers 2959 1481 28 4468 17 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 13 1 1 1 1 1 43 36 3072 138 272 14 29 0 23 13 0 1724 1336 12 108 14 16 194 78 0
82 10/27/2020 13:15:20 10/27/2020 13:15 9DDBYFA4 >>> United States 2020 Microsoft United States Technology Company Trickbot Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise election Microsoft: Trickbot Network Could Disrupt Election Microsoft took action against Trickbot, a botnet (network of devices infected with malware). Microsoft warned that Trickbot could spread ransomware, which might be used to disrupt the presidential election. https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/12/trickbot-ransomware-cyberthreat-us-elections/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201026101005/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/12/trickbot-ransomware-cyberthreat-us-elections/ see source url joffi/Pixabay Email 10/12/2020 Hacking - Data Exfiltration, Hacking - Ransomware Hacking - Data Exfiltration 76903 76281 12285 11698 20568 20563 109756 108542 414 413 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 12 2 8 17 5 2 6459 79900 5602 449 14 4690 1358 411 55160 5815 18925 4214 526 862 290 76 83 12 2 0
83 10/30/2020 12:57:25 10/30/2020 12:57 FVGS8W57 Romania >>> United States 2020 Facebook United States Technology Company individuals DELETE Romania Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise Facebook: Inauthentic Accounts Based in Romania Facebook removed 35 accounts, 3 pages, and 88 Instagram accounts originating in Romania. The accounts posed as Americans, amplified each other’s content, and managed pages posing as President Trump fan pages. In addition to reposting stories by American conservative news outlets, the network discussed the 2020 election, support for the Trump campaign by African Americans, conservative ideology, Christian beliefs, and QAnon. Facebook removed 35 accounts, 3 pages, and 88 Instagram accounts originating in Romania. The accounts posed as Americans, amplified each other’s content, and managed pages posing as President Trump fan pages. In addition to reposting stories by American conservative news outlets, the network discussed the 2020 election, support for the Trump campaign by African Americans, conservative ideology, Christian beliefs, and QAnon. https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/july-2020-cib-report/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201030165427/https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/July-2020-CIB-Report.pdf https://miro.medium.com/max/1920/1*ScizQiv1z7rz3zsXylBF6w.png @zkharazian/DFRLab via Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Facebook, Instagram 8/6/2020 Sockpuppets 715851 19348 29494 764693 58 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 7 15 4 6 6 0 0 8515 708150 29209 0 0 7767 171 577 663177 17266 27707 28358 815 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/12/2020 8/6/2020 https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/july-2020-cib-report/ 3 0 35 1600 0 0 0 88 7200 1
84 11/2/2020 20:45:09 11/2/2020 20:45 4S2OZXB9 North Korea >>> United Kingdom 2020 Reuters DELETE United Kingdom Media Unknown hackers DELETE North Korea DELETE Proxy/Inferred Attribution Louisiana, cyberattack Reuters: Louisiana Hacks Possibly Tied to North Korea The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of ransomware attacks that have hit small government offices in recent weeks. Experts were unable to attribute the attack to any specific actor, although they did note that the hackers used a tool associated with the North Korean government. It is unclear whether the hackers were targeting election-related systems or simply trying to extort money, and the cyberattack was stopped before significant harm was done. The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of ransomware attacks that have hit small government offices in recent weeks. Experts were unable to attribute the attack to any specific actor, although they did note that the hackers used a tool associated with the North Korean government. It is unclear whether the hackers were targeting election-related systems or simply trying to extort money, and the cyberattack was stopped before significant harm was done. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F https://web.archive.org/web/20201103014245/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-louisiana-exclusiv/exclusive-national-guard-called-in-to-thwart-cyberattack-in-louisiana-weeks-before-election-idUSKBN27823F https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Photograph_of_flags_of_North_Korea.jpg John Pavelka/Wikimedia 10/23/2020 Hacking - Data Exfiltration 3689 3680 557 554 318 4564 4552 46 45 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 14 0 2 7 1 1 0 648 1986 61 501 0 0 0 425 141 82 1702 60 224 43 17 1 451 50 0
85 11/2/2020 22:39:02 11/2/2020 22:39 MMUB9A0E India >>> United States 2020 Zenger News DELETE United States Media Indian troll farms troll farm India Non-Aligned Commercial Enterprise (attribution to apolitical commercial actor) Harris Zenger News: Biden, Harris Followers are Indian Sockpuppets Zenger News, an online wire service, claimed that the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have thousands of fake followers purchased from troll farms in rural India. Zenger News, an online wire service, claimed that the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have thousands of fake followers purchased from troll farms in rural India. https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-got-big-social-media-boost-indian-troll-farms-1544047 https://web.archive.org/web/20201103033115/https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-got-big-social-media-boost-indian-troll-farms-1544047 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Kamala_Harris_%2848004610046%29.jpg Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Twitter 8/1/2020 11/2/2020 Sockpuppets 16374 8688 396 25458 0 65 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 10 1 0 0 1 1 15020 0 0 963 356 7453 7281 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 591 372 0 321 30 5