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Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future Analyzing Russia IO, Ukraine, election security Cited in NYT, FT, Politico, Axios, NBC, France 24 GSPIA class of 2017

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Russian Influence Assets Converge on Moldovan Elections Ahead of Moldova’s 2025 elections, Russia-linked influence operations seek to undermine EU integration, discredit President Sandu, and destabilize democratic processes through coordinated disinformati...

New report published today from our team at Recorded Future: β€œRussian Influence Assets Converge on Moldovan Elections”

www.recordedfuture.com/research/rus...

03.09.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Namely the vision of boots on the ground with GWOT fresh in our minds. I don’t see that even as a remote possibility.

Way too much social media talk thinking we’re heading down that path.

22.06.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, I feel like talk of war is a bit overblown.

22.06.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! I was archiving these on the side and finally had enough on the 16th to come to the same result. Had I seen your post, I could’ve just called it quits.

18.06.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Threats to the 2025 NATO Summit: Cyber, Influence, and Hybrid Risks Explore how state-sponsored actors, cybercriminals, and hacktivists are targeting the 2025 NATO Summit. Insight from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group reveals escalating cyber, AI, and hybrid threats fro...

Read it here: www.recordedfuture.com/research/thr...

18.06.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš¨πŸ“ - A new report out this morning from Insikt Group: Threats to the 2025 NATO Summit.

In our report, we cover:

🌍strategic threat environment
⚑️hybrid warfare
πŸ’‘influence operations from πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³
πŸ•΅οΈ cyber-espionage activity
πŸ‘€ cybercrime and hacktivism
🏒 physical security threats

18.06.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The amount of β€œhistory being made” we’ve seen over the last 10 years (let alone 25-30) is enough for multiple lifetimes.

17.06.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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rn

17.06.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They hate Sandu above all. Macron #2

31.05.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œKyiv would have fallen in five hours if Putin’s tanks hadn’t gotten stuck in the mud,” Trump claimed.

Strange how that mud also burned down tanks, blew up fuel trucks, and stopped entire columns with Javelins and Molotovs.

Why not give credit to the Ukrainians who stood and fought back?

18.05.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 488    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 7

Interesting how the pro-Russia, World War III doomers are awfully silent at two nuclear powers currently battling it out…

10.05.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve yet to see any evidence suggesting this post, delivered to 6.3 million followers, is true.

Instead, just a deluge of misleading posts, misattributed photos, and other fake news saturating the info space.

In my opinion, it’s worse than Russia-Ukraine.

08.05.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As with any conflict in the era of social media (or really anytime in human history) fog of war is a very real thing.

Consider your sources, verify.

07.05.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

YNWA

27.04.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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T’was great to unplug for a week.

21.04.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukrainian Authorities Charge Russian Propagandist Olga Skabeeva for Promoting Moscow’s Invasion The SBU has charged Russian propagandist Olga Skabeeva with supporting the Kremlin's war efforts against Ukraine, citing her calls for territorial capture.

πŸ”΄ Ukraine has charged Russian propagandist Olga Skabeeva in absentia for pushing Kremlin war narratives and calling for strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure.

08.04.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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If they’re so ineffective, are you asking for sanctions relief as a ceasefire condition?

25.03.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RT doing RT things

24.03.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is exactly the sort of thing that spins up big time Congressional investigations.

24.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@Pete Hegseth if you think we should do it let's go.
I just hate bailing Europe out again.
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Let's just make sure our messaging is tight here. And if there are things we can do upfront to minimize risk to Saudi oil facilities we should do it.
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Pete Hegseth
VP: I fully share your loathing of
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JD Vance @Pete Hegseth if you think we should do it let's go. I just hate bailing Europe out again. 8:45 AM O Let's just make sure our messaging is tight here. And if there are things we can do upfront to minimize risk to Saudi oil facilities we should do it. 8:46 AM O Pete Hegseth VP: I fully share your loathing of く

Pete Hegseth
VP: I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHETIC.
But Mike is correct, we are the only ones on the planet (on our side of the ledger) who can do this. Nobody else even close. Question is timing. I feel like now is as good a time as any, given POTUS directive to reopen shipping lanes. I think we should go; but POTUS still retains 24 hours of decision space.
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As I heard it, the president was clear: green light, but we soon make clear to Egypt and Europe what we expect in return. We also need to figure out how to enforce such a requirement. EG, if Europe doesn't remunerate, then what?
If the US successfully restores freedom of navigation at great cost there needs to be some further economic gain extracted in return.

Pete Hegseth VP: I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHETIC. But Mike is correct, we are the only ones on the planet (on our side of the ledger) who can do this. Nobody else even close. Question is timing. I feel like now is as good a time as any, given POTUS directive to reopen shipping lanes. I think we should go; but POTUS still retains 24 hours of decision space. 8:49 AM O SM SM As I heard it, the president was clear: green light, but we soon make clear to Egypt and Europe what we expect in return. We also need to figure out how to enforce such a requirement. EG, if Europe doesn't remunerate, then what? If the US successfully restores freedom of navigation at great cost there needs to be some further economic gain extracted in return.

BREAKING

Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was accidentally included in a Signal group chat with top Trump administration officials, where top-secret war plans related to Yemen were shared.

Full Story: bit.ly/4c4hqW2

24.03.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 853    πŸ” 299    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 122
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The good thing: this fake Charlie Hebdo cover got community noted.

The bad thing: the community note source is part of the Portal Kombat β€œPravda” ecosystem…

24.03.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stage a ceasefire violation, pin it on Ukrainian troops, and hope the narrative sticks… all in the hope that the US would view Ukraine in acting in bad faith and perhaps permanently cut off support.

11.03.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the event of an β€œagreed” ceasefire - and given the long track record - I’d be particularly wary of Russian false flag events.

11.03.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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After twelve weeks of treatment, and then another twelve weeks of observation, Apollo is now cured of FIP.

Thank you modern medicine. πŸ™

04.03.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CCD issued a statement earlier today on the below fake graffiti (Overload/Matryoshka) first appearing on Telegram, then making the jump over here and on X.

03.03.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is so sad.

03.03.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Putin again showing his desire for peace.

28.02.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.

EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.

On @therecordmedia.bsky.social

therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

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