interference2024/static/Demo_Attribution_Data.csv

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2	1	https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/russias-2024-election-interference-already-begun-rcna134204	NBC article on Russia spreading disinformation to damage President Biden and Democrats, undercut U.S. aid to Ukraine, and weaken NATO support. Experts warn of sophisticated tactics including deepfakes and hack-and-leak operations targeting the 2024 election.	https://github.com/Mrizzuto/FIAT-2024-Temp-Images/blob/main/wc190924_3859.jpg?raw=true	placeholder_1	http://archive.today/2024.02.27-220620/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/russias-2024-election-interference-already-begun-rcna134204	Direct Attribution - The source directly accuses the disinformant of malicious political behavior.	2024-02-26			NBC News	USA	Media		Russia																						State Media	Facebook;Twitter;Telegram		Sockpuppets;Coordinated Automated Account Activity;Cheapfakes;Generative AI
3	2	https://www.fdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fdd-memo-much-ado-about-%E2%80%98somethings.pdf	FDD researchers report on a previously unrecognized component of Spamouflage, a China-linked influence operation, operating over 450 Facebook pages and user profiles. The network, dubbed "War of Somethings" (WoS), promotes anti-American and anti-Western narratives, and has begun posting content related to the 2024 U.S. elections.	https://github.com/Mrizzuto/FIAT-2024-Temp-Images/blob/main/wc190924_3860.jpg?raw=true	placeholder_2	http://archive.today/2024.09.10-171613/https://www.fdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fdd-memo-much-ado-about-%E2%80%98somethings.pdf	Direct Attribution - The source directly accuses the disinformant of malicious political behavior.	2024-03-27	2023-07-01	2024-03-27	Foundation for Defense of Democracies	China	Civil Society Organization	Spamouflauge/ 912 Special Project Working Group/ War of Somethings	China																						Independent Media	Facebook		Sockpuppets;Cheapfakes;Generative AI;Coordinated Automated Account Activity
4	3	https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/pro-ccp-spamouflage-campaign-experiments-with-new-tactics-targeting-the-us/	ISD reports on new tactics used by the Spamouflage network, a long-running pro-CCP influence operation. The report identifies a new strategy dubbed 'MAGAflage', where accounts pose as right-wing Americans to exploit domestic divisions and increase influence. This tactic has shown potential to be more effective than previous Spamouflage efforts.	https://github.com/Mrizzuto/FIAT-2024-Temp-Images/blob/main/wc190924_3861.jpg?raw=true	placeholder_3	http://archive.today/2024.04.04-025352/https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/pro-ccp-spamouflage-campaign-experiments-with-new-tactics-targeting-the-us/	Direct Attribution - The source directly accuses the disinformant of malicious political behavior.	2024-04-01	2023-04-01	2024-04-01	Institute for Strategic Dialogue	United States	Civil Society Organization		China																							Twitter		Sockpuppets;Generative AI;Cheapfakes
5	4	https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/04/04/china-ai-influence-elections-mtac-cybersecurity/	Report by Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) on China's use of fake social media accounts and AI-generated content in information operations to influence US voters, fuel divisons on controversial domestic issues, and further geopolitical interests. The report also included information North Korea's cyber operations to collect intelligence on the US, Japan, and South Korea.	https://github.com/Mrizzuto/FIAT-2024-Temp-Images/blob/main/wc190924_3862.jpg?raw=true	placeholder_4	http://archive.is/2024.04.06-085327/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/04/04/china-ai-influence-elections-mtac-cybersecurity/	Direct Attribution - The source directly accuses the disinformant of malicious political behavior.	2024-04-04			Microsoft	United States	Technology Company	Storm-1376	China;North Korea	Storm-1376																						Twitter		Sockpuppets;Generative AI;Cheapfakes
6	11	https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/5bc57431-a7a9-49ad-944d-b93b7d35d0fc.pdf	Report by Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) on escalation in Iranian influence activities after April 2024 in attempts to collect information on election campaigns and influence voters at opposing ends of the political spectrum. (includes Trump Campaign Hack)	https://github.com/Mrizzuto/FIAT-2024-Temp-Images/blob/main/wc190924_3863.jpg?raw=true	placeholder_5	https://web.archive.org/web/20240809082628/https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/5bc57431-a7a9-49ad-944d-b93b7d35d0fc.pdf	Direct Attribution - The source directly accuses the disinformant of malicious political behavior.	2024-08-09			Microsoft Threat Analysis Center	US	Technology Company	Iran	Iran		Sefid Flood	Iran		Storm-1376	Mint Sandstorm	Iran	IRGC		Peach Sandstorm (APT-33)	Iran	IRGC		Storm-2035	Iran							"Junk News"	Twitter	Email	Sockpuppets;Data Exfiltration;Generative AI;Cheapfakes	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	14.0
7	5	https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/04/17/russia-us-election-interference-deepfakes-ai/	Report by Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) on Russia's influence operations to undermine US support for Ukraine on traditional and social media and China's CCP-linked actors leverage generative AI technologies to sow societal divisions and undermine democracy.	https://github.com/Mrizzuto/FIAT-2024-Temp-Images/blob/main/wc190924_3864.jpg?raw=true	placeholder_6	https://web.archive.org/web/20240905204911/https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/04/17/russia-us-election-interference-deepfakes-ai/	Direct Attribution - The source directly accuses the disinformant of malicious political behavior.	2024-04-17			Microsoft	United States	Technology Company	Storm-1516, Storm-1099	Russia																									Sockpuppets;Cheapfakes;Generative AI;Search Engine Manipulation