Russian Disinformation Campaign 'DoppelGänger' Unmasked: A Web of Deception
US Cyber Command
The European Union’s Disinformation Lab (EU DisinfoLab) has recently exposed a sophisticated Russian influence campaign known as “DoppelGänger.”
Operating since at least May 2022, the campaign is operated by the Russian Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies. DoppelGänger promotes pro-Russian narratives and infiltrates Europe’s media landscape by disseminating disinformation through a network of cloned websites, fake articles, and social media manipulation.
This campaign employs generative AI to create disinformation content and purchased domain names similar to legitimate media to mimic news outlets, governments, and think tanks, luring unsuspecting readers into a maze of falsehoods. At least 17 media providers, including Bild, 20minutes, Ansa, The Guardian, and RBC Ukraine, have been exploited to spread DoppelGänger’s pro-Russian narratives.
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