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Storm-1516

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▲ High Threat
Storm-1516: A wake-up call for Europe's cognitive defence, Storm-1516: Pro‑Russian disinformation operation threatening public debate, Storm-1516 and R‑FBI interference in German federal election
Origin Russia
Sponsor Russian government
Motivation To further Russian geopolitical objectives by undermining trust in Western democracies, discrediting Ukrainian leadership, and influencing elections via disinformation

Target Sectors

European public discourse Ukrainian political leadership (e.g., President Zelensky) German federal elections Western democratic institutions

Known TTPs

Creation and dissemination of false narratives and hoaxes
Social media amplification using fake and proxy accounts
Targeted influence operations against elections and political figures
Coordination with other Russian influence assets (e.g., R‑FBI)

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