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Russian government

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 6027 Report
Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

2023-10-02

The Russian government has been stepping up its foreign influence campaigns by using artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to spread disinformation and sow distrust in policies supportive of Ukraine. Part of the strategy includes carrying out influence laundering operations by disseminating their messages to the American public via allies inside nominally independent organizations, according to a recent declassified analysis. This incident is an evolving project.

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Incidents involved as Developer

Incident 6446 Report
Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

2024-02-18

State-sponsored hackers from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China are reportedly leveraging artificial intelligence to conduct sophisticated phishing and social engineering attacks. They target global defense, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency sectors, aiming to steal sensitive information and, in the case of North Korea, cryptocurrencies to help fund its illicit nuclear program.

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Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 92916 Report
Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

2024-12-06

Leading up to Germany’s February 23, 2025, federal election, the alleged Russian Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka (Operation Overload) disinformation campaigns have reportedly been deploying AI-generated deepfake videos and fake news sites to spread false claims about German politicians and public figures. AI-powered bots have allegedly been amplifying the content across social media. Researchers suggest the campaign sought to erode trust in Germany’s democratic process. Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) described the scale as unprecedented.

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Incident 7742 Report
Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

2024-05-30

In a report released by OpenAI, the company described how its generative AI tools were misused by state actors and private companies in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel to conduct covert influence campaigns aimed at manipulating public opinion and geopolitical narratives.

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Incident 6741 Report
Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

2024-03-14

AI-driven election disinformation is escalating globally, leveraging easy-to-use generative AI tools to create convincing deepfakes that mislead voters. This shift has simplified the process for individuals to generate fake content, having already eroded trust in elections by undermining public trust and manipulating voter perceptions. Evidence has, for example, been documented in incidents across the U.S., Moldova, Slovakia, Bangladesh, and Taiwan.

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Incident 7021 Report
Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons

2024-05-31

A deepfake video of State Department spokesman Matthew Miller falsely suggested Belgorod was a legitimate target for Ukrainian strikes. This disinformation spread on Telegram and Russian media, misleading the public and inciting tensions. U.S. officials condemned the deepfake. This incident is an example of the threat of AI-powered disinformation and hybrid attacks.

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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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FSB

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

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Federal Security Service

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

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Entity

Ukraine

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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European public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

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Democracy

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

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Entity

American public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 602
    7 Reports

    Russia Using Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation Campaigns to Erode Western Support for Ukraine

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Entity

Russian hackers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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North Korean hackers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Iranian hackers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Chinese hackers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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North Korean government

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Iranian government

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Chinese government

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Individual professionals on LinkedIn

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Global defense companies

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Cybersecurity firms

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Cryptocurrency exchanges

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 644
    6 Reports

    Alleged State-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Purported Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence

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Political operatives

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Political consultants

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Chinese Communist Party

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Unknown deepfake creators

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

  • Incident 702
    1 Report

    Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons

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OpenAI

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Google

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Voters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Public trust

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Political figures

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Electoral integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Civic society

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 674
    1 Report

    Manipulated Media via AI Disinformation and Deepfakes in 2024 Elections Erode Trust Across More Than 50 Countries

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Entity

Matthew Miller

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 702
    1 Report

    Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons

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Department of State

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 702
    1 Report

    Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons

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Biden administration

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 702
    1 Report

    Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons

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Zeno Zeno

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Spamouflage

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Israeli government

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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International Union of Virtual Media

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Doppelganger

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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United States

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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social media users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Moldova

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Entity

Lithuania

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Entity

Latvia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Estonia

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Critics of the Chinese government

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 774
    2 Reports

    Covert AI Influence Operations Linked to Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, OpenAI Reveals

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Storm-1516

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Operation Overload

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Matryoshka

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Entity

John Mark Dougan

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Unknown entities related to Doppelgänger

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Unnamed British police officer

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Unnamed American university presidents

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Robert Habeck

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Olaf Scholz

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Natalie Finch

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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German voters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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German politicians

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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German federal election integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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General public of Germany

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Friedrich Merz

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Academics targeted by Matryoshka

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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X (Twitter)

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Unknown deepfake apps

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Telegram

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Facebook

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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Bluesky

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 929
    16 Reports

    Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections

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