UK Trade Leaks and Secondary Infektion
New findings and insights from a known Russian operation.
On December 6—acting on information shared by Graphika—Reddit banned 1 subreddit and 61 accounts that the company believed were “part of a campaign that has been reported as originating from Russia.” Twelve of the accounts had been involved in amplifying a high-profile leak of UK government trade documents; many of the remaining had not been previously exposed.
Ben Nimmo
Head of Investigations
Ben Nimmo was Head of Investigations at Graphika, where he led an expert team of OSINT investigators in detecting, identifying and analyzing inauthentic behavior and information operations online. He specializes in analyzing patterns of online disinformation and influence operations across varying platforms and geographical regions. He is now the Principal Investigator, Intelligence & Investigations at OpenAI.
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