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Coming in two waves, the marketing campaign sought to demoralize Ukrainians and Ukrainian audio system overseas with disinformation messages about war-related topics
23 Feb 2024
This week, ESET researchers revealed their findings about Operation Texonto, a disinformation/psychological (PSYOP) marketing campaign the place Russia-aligned menace actors sought to demoralize Ukrainians and Ukrainian audio system overseas with disinformation messages about war-related subjects. Coming in two waves (in November 2023 and in late December 2023, respectively), the 2 campaigns unfold false details about heating interruptions and medicines and meals shortages, that are all typical themes of Russian propaganda.
Along with this marketing campaign, ESET detected a spearphishing marketing campaign that just lately focused a Ukrainian protection firm and an EU company and tried to steal credentials for Microsoft Workplace 365 accounts. The PSYOPs and phishing operations are most likely linked collectively.
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