Center for Foreign Interference Research

Apr 02, 2026 Europe China China Cyber Espionage [+1]

Chinese State-Backed APT Group TA416 Resumes Espionage Operations Targeting European Government Networks

Proofpoint researchers document renewed cyber espionage campaign after three-year operational suspension

Dec 01, 2025 Europe China Australia Global [+5]

China Deploys Sophisticated Foreign Information Influence Operations in 2025 Strategic Expansion

Beijing leverages emerging technology and insidious tactics in comprehensive global campaign

Jun 26, 2024 Europe Multiple Australia Multiple [+4]

Transnational Repression Operations Surge Globally as 23 Governments Deploy Physical and Digital Tactics Against Dissidents

Freedom House documents record 125 transnational repression incidents across multiple jurisdictions as authoritarian regimes expand extraterritorial control mechanisms

May 01, 2019 Europe China Iran Russia [+5]

State Department Publishes Comprehensive Analysis of Foreign Disinformation as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction'

Major assessment details how authoritarian regimes weaponize information to undermine democratic institutions

Europe (target)

Chinese State-Backed APT Group TA416 Resumes Espionage Operations Targeting European Government Networks

China Deploys Sophisticated Foreign Information Influence Operations in 2025 Strategic Expansion

Transnational Repression Operations Surge Globally as 23 Governments Deploy Physical and Digital Tactics Against Dissidents

State Department Publishes Comprehensive Analysis of Foreign Disinformation as 'Weapons of Mass Distraction'