“By turning over the material to the media, I/we hope this issue gets enough attention for authorities to take action against these criminals. This problem is not impossible to solve. We all just need to care enough to do something about it.” - Source of the leak of #scamempire
.@Qur1um analyzed the data traffic during the DDoS attack for us and discovered that someone was scanning our IT (but also others') for vulnerabilities. We followed these traces and found actors with ties to the Russian MoD.
New: We just published our latest investigation into the Russian propaganda campaign Doppelganger
Thread with the most important findings (link at the end) ⬇️
Doppelganger operators used cloaking service Kehr to promote their articles and promote Dating scams as affiliates of "lospollos", a marketing service of Adspro. (3/4)
Read how affiliate marketing infrastructure powers online disinformation, bypasses moderation and ensures that advertisements are paid and stay online. (4/4)