https://www.cyberscoop.com/disinformation-research-recorded-future/
By Sean Lyngaas
CYBERSCOOP
September 30, 2019
While disinformation campaigns are often associated with governments, new
research indicates there is a robust, easy-to-navigate market for anyone
looking to buy their own propaganda arms.
It is “alarmingly simple and inexpensive” to launch a sophisticated
disinformation campaign, analysts from threat-intelligence company Recorded
Future concluded after studying the issue. “Disinformation services are highly
customizable in scope, costing anywhere from several hundreds of dollars to
hundreds of thousands of dollars, or more depending on the client’s needs.”
The analysts set up their own fake company and commissioned disinformation
projects from two different “threat actors” active on Russian-language forums.
One of the hired hands generated positive press for the fake company, while the
other pushed out smears. A network of inauthentic social media accounts posted
articles about the fake company that gained traction on news sites. Like any
effective disinformation campaign, the social media interactions included a mix
of bots, trolls and real people drawn in by the digital waves the fictitious
firm was making.
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