Event 132a7108-be17-4a9f-a04e-f69812b0cf52

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: InfoOps Country: Russia Country: Ukraine Country: France Country: Germany Country: Latvia Country: United Kingdom Country: Poland Country: European Union

Source: https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3895345/russian-...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russian Disinformation Campaign “DoppelGänger” Unmasked: A Web of Deception

Short Summary: Russian-directed campaign 'DoppelGänger' used fake online media and coordinated content to spread Kremlin-aligned disinformation targeting Western audiences.

Description

U.S. Cyber Command reports that the Russian disinformation campaign 'DoppelGänger,' operated by the Russian Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies, has been unmasked. The campaign targets Western governments and societies with coordinated online deception, using fake media outlets and social media manipulation to spread Kremlin-approved narratives and undermine NATO and EU unity.

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The campaign is operated by the Russian Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies.

DoppelGänger primarily focuses on Russian narratives and activities in Europe, and is noted for impersonating and disseminating information through a network of cloned websites, fake articles, and social media manipulation.

This illegitimate web domain was used to mimic the official NATO website and falsely claimed that NATO member states refused to act if countries in the alliance were to be attacked by Russia.

The disinformation campaign uses social media bots to spread its pro-Russian narratives, with a multi-step website collusion tactic that links the bots and human-run sources.

DoppelGänger's top Russian narratives include: Denigrating Ukraine's legitimacy … and denying Kremlin narrative …

Source

https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3895345/russian-disinformation-campaign-doppelgnger-unmasked-a-web-of-deception/