‘Ghostwriter’ Influence Campaign: Unknown Actors Leverage Website Compromises and Fabricated Content to Push Narratives Aligned With Russian Security Interests

July 29 2020 By in Gabby Roncone, Homepage Carousel, information operations, Latest Blog Posts, Lee Foster, Russia, Security, Threat Intelligence, Threat Research

Mandiant Threat Intelligence has tied together several information operations that we assess with moderate confidence comprise part of a broader influence campaign—ongoing since at least March 2017—aligned ...

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“Distinguished Impersonator” Information Operation That Previously Impersonated U.S. Politicians and Journalists on Social Media Leverages Fabricated U.S. Liberal Personas to Promote Iranian Interests

February 12 2020 By in Alice Revelli, Facebook, Homepage Carousel, Iran, Latest Blog Posts, Lee Foster, Social Media, Threat Research, Twitter

In May 2019, FireEye Threat Intelligence published a blog post exposing a network of English-language social media accounts that engaged in inauthentic behavior and misrepresentation...

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