In early April, ClearSky’s team discovered a persistent Yemeni/Houthi influence campaignoperating in Israel and the Gulf states. We first exposed the campaign in 2019. It continuesto operate in a similar manner to what was uncovered in 2019. Between 2019 and 2022,the campaign mainly focused on Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE,and returned to […]
Read MoreDoppelgänger NG | Russian Cyberwarfare campaign
ClearSky Cyber Security and SentinelLabs have discovered a new wave of Russian information warfare campaign named Doppelgänger NG. “Doppelgänger” (meaning spirit double, an exact but usually invisible replica) is a global information warfare campaign publishing false information on hundreds of fake websites and social media channels.Our research revealed that “Doppelgänger NG” is again fully operational […]
Read MoreYemen-Based Disinformation Campaign Distributing Fake News in Israel and the Arab World
On July 25th, 2019, several social media profiles propagated fake news claiming that two famous Israeli women, Yona Elian And Roni Dalumi (an actor and a singer, respectively), have died. These accounts posted the story on Israeli media outlets pages, as well as a number of Israeli social media groups, primarily on Facebook. Read the […]
Read MoreGlobal Iranian Disinformation Operation
Throughout 2018, Clearsky Cyber Security has uncovered several disinformation campaigns operated by Iran (As can be seen in Ayatollah BBC report). Below, we provide an overview of a large-scale fake news infrastructure promoting Iranian global interests comprised of at least 98 fake media outlets; each with its own websites, social media accounts, and pages that […]
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