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Codebreakers Hack Sepah Bank: Financial Motive or Influence Operation?
This week, we examine the recent developments involving the hackergroup "Codebreakers" and the Iranian Sepah Bank, which have surprisingly not made international headlines yet.


VIGINUM REPORT: WAR IN UKRAINE
This week, we are also reviewing the latest VIGINUM report . While it presents few new insights, it offers a structured overview of key...


Norway´s Threat Assessment Report 2025
This week, we examine Norway’s most recent national threat assessment (1) , which delineates key developments and emerging dynamics...


Countermeasures and defense against AI-driven disinformation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world at a rapid pace, increasingly shaping various aspects of life. With its...


Deepfakes and multilingual misinformation: The challenges of tracking AI-generated disinformation
The rapid advancement of AI-generated content has transformed the landscape of disinformation, making it harder than ever to detect and...


Google’s Report: The AI Use for Disinformation and Information Operations
State-linked actors from Iran, China, and Russia use AI tools like Google’s Gemini to enhance disinformation and information operations...


Meta’s Ad Transparency: Progress or Propaganda
A new report reveals how sanctioned Russian entities are exploiting Meta’s ad platform to spread state-sponsored propaganda. Despite...


Russian Disinformation Campaign Aims at German Federal Election
Ahead of Germany’s 2025 federal election, 102 fake news websites were discovered spreading pro-Russian disinformation to influence public...


Parsian Afzar Rayan Borna, a key instrument ofIran’s Disinformation Campaigns
A new report by Iran International raises allegations against the Iranian IT company Parsian Afzar Rayan Borna. According to the report,...


China´s Influence Operations (IO) in Taiwan
A recent report by Taiwan's National Security Bureau illuminates the escalating influence operations (IO) conducted by the Chinese...


Fact-checking and its limitations to combat Influence Campaigns
Meta’s shift from independent fact-checkers to user-driven “community notes” sparks debate over the effectiveness of moderating...


US Sanctions against Beijing-Based Cybersecurity Firm Integrity Tech
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity firm Integrity Tech , alleging...


Cyberattack on U.S. Treasury attributed to Chinese Actors
Unclassified U.S. Department of the Treasury systems were breached through vulnerabilities in a contractor’s security system. Hackers...


Romanian Election and findings of snoop.ro
A recent investigation by Snoop.ro sheds light on the role of influencer campaigns in Romanian politics. At the center is a...


The Moldovan government report on Russian election interference
The Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) has published a report investigating Russian interference in the 2024 referendum on...


Influence Operation and Impact on Romanian Election Outcome
This Blog Post examines how Romania's 2024 presidential election was annulled due to coordinated disinformation campaigns and foreign...


A Rising Influence Operation
This Blog Post by the Cyfluence Research Center analyzes a recent influence operation. The focus is on the X account “ElectionsFocus.” ...


Insights from Google and Mandiant`s Glassbridge Report
The Glassbridge Report, released by Google’s Threat Intelligence Group in collaboration with Mandiant, analyzes a large-scale pro-China...


Recorded Future’s Analysis of Operation Undercut
Recorded Future’s report on Operation Undercut details a covert influence campaign by Russia’s Social Design Agency (SDA), active since...


CrowdSTrike’s Intelligence Assessment
CrowdStrike’s recent intelligence assessment identifies LIMINAL PANDA as a cyber threat actor aligned with Chinese strategic objectives,...


Correctiv and Partners Disrupt Doppelganger's Infrastructure
Correctiv, in collaboration with Qurium, has disrupted the infrastructure of Doppelganger , a Russian-linked propaganda operation. Their...


Hacktivist Activities: Hunt3r Kill3rs and ClassifiedDocument Leaks
The hacktivist group Hunt3r Kill3rs recently claimed to have leaked excerpts of classified U.S. government documents , allegedly...


DFRLab Report: Disinformation Targeting U.S. Election
A new investigation reveals how fake videos and bots are being used to spread lies about the 2024 U.S. presidential election. With...


Cybersecurity Advisory: ASA’s Techniques and Threat Mitigation for Organizations
This report highlights the evolving tactics of Iranian-linked cyber group ASA (Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan), formerly known as Emennet Pasargad


Failed Influence Operation: The U.S. Strategy to Destabilize Venezuela
This report delves into the U.S.'s failed attempts to destabilize Venezuela's Maduro regime through cyber and influence operations.


Russian Hybrid Espionage and InfluenceCampaign Targeting Ukrainian Recruits
This report examines UNC5812 conducting hybrid cyber-espionage and influence operations against Ukrainian military recruits.


Office of the Director of National Intelligence(ODNI) report on Post-Election Day threats to U.S.elections.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has released a report focused specifically on post-Election Day threats.


Election Report Microsoft
The recent blog report reveals how Russia, Iran, and China are actively working to influence the 2024 U.S. election.


Report Accuses the U.S. of Global Cyber Espionage and False Flag Operations
China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently released a new report on Volt Typhoon, further asserting that...


Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)Report on Spamouflage infrastructure
The FDD report uncovered over 25,000 inauthentic Facebook pages , many of which displayed characteristics associated with the Chinese...


Iran’s Involvement in the IDFLeaks CyberCampaign
The IDFLeaks campaign, initiated in December 2023, exposed the personal information of over 2,200 Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) personnel,...
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