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Summary: Countering the spreading of an alleged 9GB of “leaked”, fake documents of Macron campaign
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incident type: incident
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Year started: 2017
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Countries: Russia , France
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Found via: OII
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Date added: 2019-02-24
| Technique | Description given for this incident |
|---|---|
| T0007 Create fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / Groups | IT00000078 Fake FB groups/pages/profiles + dark content |
| T0025 Leak altered documents | IT00000075 hack/leak/manipulate/distort |
| T0053 Twitter trolls amplify and manipulate | IT00000077 Twitter trolls amplify & manipulate |
| T0054 Twitter bots amplify | IT00000076 Twitter bots amplify & manipulate |
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Actor:
- 4chan user with Latvian IP address,
- pro-Trump Twitter accounts
Timeframe: a few days
Date: Two days before the second round of French 2017 election (May 5, 2017)
Presumed goals: sabotaging Macron campaign in the last stage of the election.
Method:
- Hashtag campaign: #MacronLeaks with use of bots.
- Hashtags initially launched in the US, then got publicized by alt-right influencer, Le Pen’s supporters, Wikileaks.
Counters:
- French agencies that monitor cybersecurity, electoral integrity.
- Technical precautions: ending e-voting.
- Facebook removed 70,000 suspicious accounts in France 10 days before the vote.
- Campaign staff responding to social media posts and comments.
- Technically, placing traps along the way, using fake passwords, email addresses, documents to trap hackers.
- Stop offering press credentials to propaganda outlets.
- Use encrypted apps for confidential communication.
- Requesting the media not to report false information.
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