Organization - Actor
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
Russian War Report: Russia escalates war by targeting cities across Ukraine
Russia escalated its war against Ukraine this week with missile attacks and airstrikes on cities across the country, including the first serious attack in the capital Kyiv in months.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Analysis: Why Iranian protesters are embracing Anonymous
The decentralized hacker movement has vowed to free the people of Iran, mirroring chants of protesters on the street
by Simin Kargar
Fri, Oct 7, 2022
Russian War Report: Ukraine recaptures territory as Russia uses Iranian drone near Kyiv
Russia has began its use of Iranian-made drones to try and slow the Ukrainian counter-offensive, a mass grave found near Lyman, and Russian Telegram praises the “pro-Russia” coup in Burkina Faso.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Fri, Sep 30, 2022
Russian War Report: Putin illegally annexes Ukrainian territory
On September 30, Russian President Putin officially annexed four Ukrainian oblasts, incorporating them into Russia. The announcement was met with swift global condemnation.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Russia-based Facebook operation targeted Europe with anti-Ukraine messaging
A network of inauthentic assets uncovered by the DFRLab promoted Kremlin narratives in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, Latvia and the UK.
by Alyssa Kann, Daniel Suárez Pérez, Private: Mattia Caniglia, Jean le Roux, Sopo Gelava, Roman Osadchuk, Nika Aleksejeva
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Notorious hate group website displayed prominently in Google search results
Google displays Patriot Front URL in search results sidebar despite blocking other racist website URLs from appearing there.
by Alyssa Kann
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
How Chinese social media reacted to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Interest in Pelosi visit skyrocketed on Weibo before news fatigue set in.
Fri, Sep 9, 2022
Russia-aligned hacktivists stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiments in Poland
Russian Telegram channels possibly linked to Ghostwriter amplified forged letters published by hacktivist assets.
Fri, Sep 2, 2022
Russian War Report: Ukraine counterattacks in Kherson as Russia prepares new deployments
Ukrainian forces targeted Russian military command-and-control elements in northwestern Kherson, while Russian forces attempted a limited ground assault in the same area.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Sep 1, 2022
Pro-Kremlin Wikipedia alternative off to a rough start
Member-only pages, restrictive content policies, and a lack of transparency: Runiversalis is a wiki in name only.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
How CSSAs reinforce official narratives to expat Chinese students on WeChat
The DFRLab analyzed WeChat articles from Chinese Students and Scholars Associations across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
WeChat channels keep Chinese students in US tied to the motherland
How Chinese government perspectives are reinforced among Chinese students at US universities via WeChat.
by Iria Puyosa
