Suspected Russian operatives tried to stir far right outrage about COVID-19 on 4chan

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Brooke Binkowski
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They didn't just try to. They seeded directions on how to do it and scripts and instructions to work from.

Suspected Russian operatives tried to stir far right outrage about COVID-19 on 4chan - CyberScoop
Operators of an apparent Russian propaganda campaign shared coronavirus disinformation in an effort to influence the American far-right, according to a new report out today by cybersecurity firm...
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6:24 PM · Aug 17, 2021

https://www.cyberscoop.com/secondary-infektion-russia-misinformation-4chan/

Operators of an apparent Russian propaganda campaign shared coronavirus disinformation in an effort to influence the American far-right, according to a report out Tuesday by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

The findings are included in a new report shedding light on a long-running Russian propaganda campaign known as Operation Secondary Infektion. The years-long campaign has used regional European websites, forged documents and throwaway accounts to further Russia’s political agenda in Europe.

Secondary Infektion is perhaps best known for spreading disinformation through small, local websites, then promoting fabricated narratives on social media, with mixed success.

Secondary Infektion promotes narratives in line with Russia’s political agenda in Europe, leading researchers to believe the group supports Russia’s intelligence apparatus. Since 2014 the group has staged a number of campaigns, including using fake tweets from accounts like Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. to spread a false narrative that British citizens planned to assassinate Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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