Cognitive Exploitation

12 reports

Cognitive Exploitation Other Russia United States [+4] Russia Disinformation Campaigns AI-Enhanced Social Engineering Deepfake Video Creation

AI-Enhanced Foreign Interference Operations Document Record Proliferation During 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections

Deepfake technology and cognitive manipulation campaigns surge despite regulatory countermeasures
Cognitive Exploitation Russia United Kingdom United States [+7] Russia Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Hijacking AI Profile Generation Platform Takedown AI-Enhanced Social Engineering Deepfake Video Creation

US Government Disrupts Russian AI-Enhanced Social Media Bot Farm in Historic First

FBI Takes Down Russian-Sponsored Generative AI Disinformation Network Targeting American Elections
Cognitive Exploitation Other United States Other [+2] Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Monitoring

DHS Analysis Identifies Systematic Cognitive Vulnerabilities in Targeted Disinformation Campaigns

Comprehensive Framework Documents Foreign Actors' Exploitation of Social and Political Divisions
Cognitive Exploitation Multiple Multiple Countries Global [+5] United States Other Disinformation Campaigns Crisis Theme Exploitation State Media Coordination

DHS Documents Comprehensive Framework for Combatting Foreign Disinformation Campaigns During 2019

Department analysis identifies systematic cognitive vulnerabilities and state-sponsored information warfare tactics
Cognitive Exploitation China Iran Multiple [+24] Multiple Foreign States Other Russia United States Unknown Various Democratic Nations Europe European Union Global Multiple Other United Kingdom United States Other Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Hijacking Defensive Strategy Development Media Impersonation Information Domain Projection Foreign Information Manipulation Electoral System Takeover Psychological Manipulation State Media Coordination

State Department Report Exposes Global Foreign Disinformation Operations as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction'

Comprehensive analysis documents systematic information warfare campaigns targeting democratic institutions worldwide
Cognitive Exploitation Multiple United States Other [+1] Behavioral Intelligence Systems

Behavioral Intelligence Systems Deploy Cognitive Security Measures Against Foreign Interference Operations During 2016

Department of Homeland Security identifies foreign interference among top five priority risk areas as behavioral analytics emerge as countermeasure
Cognitive Exploitation Russia United States Russia [+8] Election Interference Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Identity Spoofing Social Media Hijacking Classified Document Leaking Covert Media Funding State Media Coordination

Russian Troll Farm Masqueraded as Tennessee Republicans Through Fake Twitter Account

Internet Research Agency's @TEN_GOP account drew 150,000 followers while spreading pro-Russia messaging
Cognitive Exploitation China Iran Multiple [+17] Russia Canada European Union Multiple United States Russia Election Interference Disinformation Campaigns Identity Spoofing Government Infiltration Campaign Finance Violations Information Control Social Media Hijacking Political Infiltration Information Domain Projection Diaspora Surveillance State Media Coordination

State Department Analysis Documents Foreign Disinformation Operations as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' During 2014-2015

Comprehensive Framework Reveals Systematic Information Warfare Campaign Targeting Democratic Processes
Cognitive Exploitation Multiple United States Other [+1] Disinformation Campaigns

State Department Analysis Documents Foreign Disinformation as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' in Digital Information Warfare

Comprehensive framework assessment reveals systematic exploitation of internet platforms by hostile state actors for psychological manipulation
Cognitive Exploitation Various Democratic Nations Other [+1] Disinformation Campaigns

State-Sponsored Disinformation Operations Analyzed in Comprehensive Academic Framework During 2013

Research identifies systematic patterns in hostile state information warfare campaigns targeting democratic societies
Cognitive Exploitation Russia Various Global [+8] United States Various Other Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Hijacking Information Domain Projection Psychological Manipulation State Media Coordination

State Department Analysis Identifies Foreign Disinformation as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' in Digital Age

Comprehensive Assessment Reveals State-Sponsored Information Warfare Targeting Democratic Processes Globally
Cognitive Exploitation Multiple Multiple State Actors Unknown [+7] Democratic Nations United States Other Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Hijacking Information Domain Projection Foreign Information Manipulation

State Department Analysis Documents Foreign Disinformation Operations as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' During Digital Age

Comprehensive Framework Identifies Information Warfare Tactics Targeting Democratic Institutions and Public Trust
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