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Over the past year, data centers have been targeted by coordinated foreign influence campaigns, weaponizing local anxieties to manufacture public outrage and destabilize critical infrastructure projects
The Iranian regime has put most of the country in an Internet blackout, which means that OSINT, to a large extent, cannot happen. So how do one use open-source intelligence to get a view into the country?
Following the Bondi Beach attack, a false “Google search spike” narrative spread rapidly on social media, using doctored screenshots to suggest prior knowledge or orchestration by Israeli and Australian authorities. This investigation traces how the same false-flag disinformation tactic has repeatedly surfaced after major attacks, revealing a recurring hallmark of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).
The Brinker-triad is framework designed to illuminate the complex and persistent problem of online hate, and to suggest practical ways to diffuse it.
Influence campaigns don’t begin the day influence is needed. They can start years earlier - building and mobilizing communities before eventually weaponizing them.
How do psyops and influence efforts already play into this escalating conflict
Brinker’s latest investigation uncovered a sophisticated, AI-powered campaign aimed at spreading conspiracy theories targeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior government officials.
An constantly updated landscape map of the industry, solutions and key players fighting malicious influence campaigns, mis and disinformtion.
A joint investigation by Brinker and the Cyfluence Research Center (CRC) reveals a coordinated digital influence campaign targeting Western automotive brands — including Ford Motor Company and John Deere.
According to the European External Action Service's (EEAS) recent report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), significant differences exist between Russian and Chinese methods of conducting influence operations.Key Differences Between Russian and Chinese Influence Approaches: • Operational Structure: • Russia operates primarily from within state-controlled entities and direct governmental channels. • China often leverages external suppliers, including legitimate pub