Digital Forensic Research Lab

Mon, Nov 4, 2024

Take the Bribe but Watch Your Back: Why Russia Imprisoned a Security Officer for Taking Cybercriminal Payoffs 

Russia imprisoned a security service officer for taking bribes from cybercriminals—showing not a willingness to crack down on cybercrime, but instead just how much the Kremlin wants to maintain its cybercrime protection racket.

by Justin Sherman

Combating Cybercrime Cybersecurity

Mon, Nov 4, 2024

How mainstream Georgian media shaped perceptions of the foreign agent law protests

Georgian media promoted opposing views, with TV channels critical of the law outperforming pro-government channels

by Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili, Esteban Ponce de León

Civil Society CrowdTangle

Tue, Oct 29, 2024

A Conversation with Věra Jourová: Lessons from EU Election Interference 

Assessing lessons learned from information interference operations during the European Parliament elections.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Elections

Fri, Oct 25, 2024

Georgia’s ruling party using Facebook ads to claim Western interference in the country’s election

Facebook ads increased sharply over the course of September 2024 just ahead of the pivotal vote scheduled for October 26

by Eto Buziashvili, Sopo Gelava

Advertising Disinformation

Thu, Oct 24, 2024

Statement on the home raids of two Atlantic Council staff in Georgia

Washington DC - The Atlantic Council

Georgia The Caucasus

Wed, Oct 23, 2024

DFRLab launches the 2024 Foreign Interference Attribution Tracker

FIAT dashboard documents allegations of foreign malign information operations in the 2024 US general election

by Dina Sadek, Meredith Furbish, Max Rizzuto

China Democracy
CSI_ 5X5_CISOs and senior cybersecurity executives

Wed, Oct 23, 2024

The 5×5—The evolving role of CISOs and senior cybersecurity executives

For the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, senior cybersecurity executives share their insights into the evolution of their roles.

by Nitansha Bansal

Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Standards and Requirements

Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Malign interference in Moldova ahead of presidential election and European referendum

Pro-Russian influence tactics exploit divisive issues to undermine Moldova’s October 2024 election and EU referendum

by Victoria Olari, Daniela Calmis, Givi Gigitashvili

Disinformation Elections

Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Iranian election interference: When you’re broke, at least be flashy

How Iran’s influence operations playbook targeting US elections has – and hasn’t – changed over time

by Simin Kargar

Disinformation Elections

Wed, Oct 16, 2024

Analysis: Why Moldova is a make-or-break moment to combat Russian interference

Moldova upcoming presidential election and referendum on joining the EU is an urgent test for Russia's ability to interfere globally for its own geopolitical gain

by Mark Scott

Democracy Disinformation

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

Mysterious cross-border influence campaign sparks election controversy in Moldova

The campaign posed as Ukrainians and portrayed the Moldovan government as enforcing censorship

by Victoria Olari

Deceptive Content Manipulation Elections

Wed, Oct 2, 2024

The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election

The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024

by Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Brazil