Secondary Infektion, a Russian disinformation outfit, impersonated Swedish lawmaker
The group is once more pushing narratives around NATO, according to Recorded Future.
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Operation Secondary Infektion
Suspected Russian operatives tried to stir far-right outrage about COVID-19 on 4chan
Members of the same operation posed as members of the Anonymous hacking collective.
Anti-NATO disinformation effort uses coronavirus to poke political tensions
A new report from FireEye does not attribute the effort to the Russian government, though the motives are consistent.
UK ‘almost certain’ that 2019 election was target of Russian disinformation operation
The statement from the Secretary of State did not name the Russian government specifically.
Sweeping Russian disinformation effort relied on blog posts, social media to target Kremlin rivals
Whether Operation Secondary Infektion had a strong influence remains unclear.
Poland implicates Russia in cyberattack, info op aimed at undercutting US relations
The tactic is consistent with prior Russian efforts, experts say.
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Suspected Russian operatives tried using forged diplomatic documents, social media to create divisions
New research follows similar findings first made public last year.