https://therecord.media/russia-disinfo-kicked-into-gear-microsoft
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Russia's disinformation operations around the U.S. elections have ramped up over the last month-and-a-half after a relatively slow start compared to previous cycles, Microsoft said Wednesday.
The operations use a mix of themes seen in 2020 campaigns with a "renewed focus on undermining US support for Ukraine" as well as efforts to turn U.S. citizens against NATO and to foster domestic infighting.
"Messaging regarding Ukraine via traditional media and social media picked up steam over the last two months with a mix of covert and overt campaigns from at least 70 Russia-affiliated activity sets we track," Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) explained in the new report.