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Category Archives: Tactic

Technique Spotlight: Compromise Legitimate Accounts (T0011)

A threat actor can hijack someone’s credibility by accessing their social media accounts (for example by using stolen passwords), and posting as them.

Posted byAdam M19th October 202224th October 2022Posted inTechnique SpotlightTags:Technique Spotlight

Tactics & Techniques: “Propaganda of the digital age: How memes are weaponized to spread disinformation”

“In the document he posted online, [the Buffalo gunman] specifically credited [American neo-Nazi and white supremacist website] The Daily Stormer and its memes for having changed his views and political positions.”

Posted byAdam M23rd September 202226th September 2022Posted inDisinformation Database, T&T AssessmentTags:T&T Assessment

Tactics & Techniques: “Fake energy-saving poster urges Swiss to inform on neighbours”

Tactics & Techniques identified in the article “Fake energy-saving poster urges Swiss to inform on neighbours”

Posted byAdam M19th September 202223rd October 2022Posted inDisinformation Database, T&T AssessmentTags:T&T Assessment

Tactics & Techniques: “AI’s coming home: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Tackle Racist Emoji in Football”

Tactics & Techniques identified in the article “AI’s coming home: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Tackle Racist Emoji in Football”

Posted byAdam M17th September 2022Posted inDatabase Updates, T&T AssessmentTags:T&T Assessment

Tactics & Techniques: “Anti-vax groups use carrot emojis to hide Facebook posts”

Tactics & Techniques identified in the article “Anti-vax groups use carrot emojis to hide Facebook posts”

Posted byAdam M17th September 202217th September 2022Posted inT&T AssessmentTags:T&T Assessment

Tactics and Techniques: “Anti-trans stalkers at Kiwi Farms are chasing one victim around the world. Their list of targets is growing”

Tactics & Techniques identified in the article “Anti-trans stalkers at Kiwi Farms are chasing one victim around the world. Their list of targets is growing”

Posted byAdam M4th September 202217th September 2022Posted inDatabase Updates, Disinformation Database, T&T AssessmentTags:Disinformation Database, T&T Assessment

Using ‘Paper Terrorism’ to coerce targets and waste their resources

Paper Terrorism is a harassment tactic in which people coordinate in order to hit a target with lots of illegitimate lawsuits at the same time, threatening to use them to take away targets’ money or freedom unless they acquiesce to a set of demands.

Posted byAdam M11th April 202224th October 2022Posted inTechnique SpotlightTags:Technique Spotlight

Technique Spotlight: Impersonating an existing news organisation

Threat actors can exploit peoples’ existing trust for a news organisation by pretending to be them when disseminating falsehoods. This also wastes resource of the targeted organisation.

Posted byAdam M10th April 202228th October 2022Posted inTechnique SpotlightTags:Technique Spotlight

Impersonating a Fact Checker

Impersonating a Fact Checker to spread fake fact checks makes people think it’s hard to get accurate information about the topic. It also exploits peoples’ existing faith in Fact Checkers to increase the probability that people believe posted content.

Posted byAdam M2nd April 202224th October 2022Posted inTechnique SpotlightTags:Technique Spotlight

Influencers being paid to amplify inauthentic messages to their audience

Building an audience that will reliably read the content you post is difficult, so threat actors can pay others who have already built an audience to share what they’ve produced. This has the added benefit of appearing more authentic.

Posted byAdam M22nd March 202224th October 2022Posted inTechnique SpotlightTags:Technique Spotlight

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