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American voters

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 97113 Report
Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

2023-05-02

The Iranian state-sponsored group Cotton Sandstorm, linked to the IRGC, has integrated generative AI into cyber influence operations. In December 2023, it launched Operation “For Humanity," using AI-crafted messaging to hijack a U.S.-based IPTV streaming service with propaganda about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The group also engages in election-related reconnaissance, which suggests they used AI-enhanced influence efforts ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.

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Incident 7563 Report
Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

2024-07-26

The X user @MrReaganUSA uploaded a deepfake of Kamala Harris saying damaging comments about Joe Biden and her own qualifications for the presidency, originally marking it as a parody. The post was shared and amplified eight hours later via Elon Musk's account without the disclaimer.

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Incident 9722 Report
Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

2024-09-25

A Russian disinformation campaign, linked to Storm-1516 and Kremlin propagandist John Mark Dougan, allegedly used AI-generated content to target Kamala Harris’s election bid. The operation included a fake campaign website promoting extreme policies and an AI-enhanced deepfake video falsely claiming Harris killed an endangered rhino in Zambia. The hoaxes were spread via Telegram, X, VK, and pro-Kremlin media outlets.

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Related Entities
Other entities that are related to the same incident. For example, if the developer of an incident is this entity but the deployer is another entity, they are marked as related entities.
 

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X (Twitter)

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

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Elon Musk

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

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@MrReaganUSA

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Truth

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

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Kamala Harris

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Entity

Joe Biden

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 756
    3 Reports

    Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Government of Iran

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Cotton Sandstorm

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Unknown generative AI developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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U.S. elections

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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political candidates

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Media organizations

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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General public of the United States

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Electoral integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Democracy

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Voicemod

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Unknown generative AI tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Social media platforms

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Remini AI Photo Enhancer

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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News media systems

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Murf AI

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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IPTV streaming service

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Election-related websites

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Appy Pie

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Storm-1516

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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John Mark Dougan

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Russian state media

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Sputnik

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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RT (Russia Today)

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Pravda network

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Entity

Unknown deepfake app

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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NewWayForward.us

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Liberty Press

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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Signal Daily

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 972
    2 Reports

    Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax

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