S1E07: Iranian Influence Operation
State of the Hack
English - August 27, 2018 14:23 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsTechnology News Tech News fireeye mandiant cybersecurity malware hacker Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Christopher Glyer and Nick Carr spoke with FireEye Intel Analyst, Lee
Foster on how FireEye identified a suspected influence operation that
appears to originate from Iran aimed at audiences in the U.S., U.K.,
Latin America, and the Middle East.
During their conversation they spoke about how the operation is
leveraging a network of inauthentic news sites and clusters of
associated accounts across multiple social media platforms to promote
political narratives in line with Iranian interests. These narratives
include anti-Saudi, anti-Israeli, and pro-Palestinian themes, as well
as support for specific U.S. policies favorable to Iran, such as the
U.S.-Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). The activity we have uncovered is
significant, and demonstrates that actors beyond Russia continue to
engage in and experiment with online, social media-driven influence
operations to shape political discourse.