False Flag Attribution

16 reports

False Flag Attribution Russia United Kingdom Russia [+5] Disinformation Campaigns Crisis Theme Exploitation State Media Coordination Conspiracy Theory Amplification Weaponized Uncertainty Propagation

RT Disinformation Operation Targets UK Arson Conviction Narrative to Shield Russia

Kremlin state media deploys counter-narrative to undermine UK court's Russian spy arson conviction findings.
False Flag Attribution Russia United Kingdom Russia [+4] Disinformation Campaigns Criminal Recruitment Industrial Sabotage Conspiracy Theory Amplification

UK Court Convicts Russian Spy Network in PM Assassination Plot

Moscow-directed sabotage and disinformation campaign targeted British Prime Minister through arson and false flag operations.
False Flag Attribution Iran Israel Jordan [+5] United States Iran Infrastructure Attacks DDoS Attacks Attack Claims Amplification

Iranian Hacking Groups Make Unsubstantiated Cyber Attack Claims During Regional Conflict

Intelligence analysts question credibility of boasted operations against Israeli and Jordanian infrastructure
False Flag Attribution Russia Ukraine Russia [+1] Disinformation Campaigns

Russian Disinformation Campaign Preceded Deadly Olenivka Prison Attack on Ukrainian POWs

Kremlin-linked bloggers had predicted Ukraine would target the facility months before 54 prisoners died
False Flag Attribution Russia International Community Ukraine [+4] Russia Disinformation Campaigns Media Impersonation Deepfake Video Creation

Russian State-Sponsored Operations Deploy False Flag Video Preparation During 2022 Ukraine Crisis

U.S. intelligence exposes preemptive Russian disinformation operation designed to justify military intervention
False Flag Attribution Russia Iran United Kingdom [+4] United States Russia Cyber Espionage Identity Spoofing

Russian Turla Group Hijacked Iranian Cyber Tools in Global False Flag Campaign

Sophisticated masquerading operation targeted government and industry across 35 countries
False Flag Attribution China Iran Russia [+6] Multiple Countries United States China Cyber Espionage Defense Procurement Fraud Critical Infrastructure Mapping

Global State-Sponsored Cyber Espionage Campaigns Intensify During 2018 Period

Multiple nation-state actors execute coordinated attacks against defense and civilian infrastructure
False Flag Attribution Russia Unknown France [+7] Other Cyber Espionage Infrastructure Attacks Identity Spoofing Terrorism Promotion Social Media Hijacking Broadcasting Hijacking

ISIS-Affiliated Hackers Breach French Television Network in Landmark Media Cyberattack

TV5Monde compromise demonstrates terrorist groups' expanding cyber capabilities against Western infrastructure
False Flag Attribution Iran North Korea Russia [+7] France Ukraine United States Other Infrastructure Attacks Advanced Persistent Threat Operations Critical Infrastructure Mapping

FBI Documents Nation-State Cyber Espionage Surge During 2015 Assessment Period

NASA counterintelligence reports document increasing lone wolf attacks and foreign intelligence operations
False Flag Attribution United States United States China [+4] Cyber Espionage Defensive Strategy Development Advanced Persistent Threat Operations Counter-Disinformation Framework Development

CIA Analysis Frames Cyber Espionage Deterrence Challenge During 2011 Period

Classified CIA study documents dilemma between shaping adversary behavior and deterring state-sponsored cyber collection operations.
False Flag Attribution Russia European Union Georgia [+15] International Community Multiple Multiple Countries United States Western Europe Russia Disinformation Campaigns Coordinated Cyber Warfare Information Control Social Media Hijacking Broadcasting Hijacking Crisis Theme Exploitation Information Domain Projection Foreign Information Manipulation State Media Coordination

Russian Disinformation Operations Intensify Following 2008 Strategic Doctrine Shift

Information warfare campaigns during Russo-Georgian War establish template for future global disinformation operations
False Flag Attribution China United States China [+4] Asset Recruitment Military Espionage Deep Cover Operations Identity Concealment

Chinese False Flag Operation Targets U.S. Defense Contractor in 2008 Spy Case

Chinese handlers used classic false flag tradecraft to recruit an American into espionage by concealing Beijing's true identity as the intelligence customer.
False Flag Attribution Russia United States France [+9] Germany Italy United States Russia Election Interference Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Covert Media Funding Counter-Disinformation Framework Development

Wilson Center Documents Cold War Disinformation Campaign Formative Battles

Historical analysis traces Soviet and U.S. covert political intervention methods that established templates for contemporary information warfare.
False Flag Attribution United States United States Other [+2] Election Interference Cyber Espionage

U.S. Naval War College Documents International Legal Framework for Cyber Electoral Interference

Legal analysis examines whether international law prohibits foreign cyber operations targeting election infrastructure under sovereignty and non-intervention norms.
False Flag Attribution United States Cuba Other [+1] Intelligence Assessment Disclosure

Operation Northwoods Documents Declassified Through 1992 JFK Records Act

Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act reveals false flag operation proposals against Cuba
False Flag Attribution Russia United States Russia [+5] Disinformation Campaigns Document Forgery Nuclear False Flagging Unwitting Amplification Biological Weapons False Attribution

Soviet Biological Weapons Disinformation Campaign Targets Western Media During January 1988

U.S. government links Soviet intelligence to systematic false allegations of American biological weapons programs during Cold War peak.
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