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Russian 'Matryoshka' disinformation network enters Hungarian election campaign amid Ukraine conflict focus
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A known Russian "matrjoskha" botnet has launched a new operation targeting the upcoming Hungarian parliamentary elections by exploiting tensions between Hungary and its neighbor. Panyi Szabolcs, an expert on foreign influence operations in Central Europe from 24.hu, confirmed that this network utilizes Ukraine-related disinformation to manipulate public opinion within Budapest's political sphere as of March 15th at a time when such activities are increasingly common across the region
Key Points
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1A Russian 'Matryoshka' disinformation network has entered the Hungarian election campaign using Ukrainian allies.
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2Panyi Szabolcs revealed that this foreign agent will be used to manipulate and spread misinformation about a conflict between Hungary and Ukraine during elections in March, April or May 2019.
Developments
[Mar 15]
Russian 'Matryoshka' disinformation network has entered Hungarian election campaign (Dailynewshungary)
(07:00 Mar)
Panyi Szabolcs stated that Ukrainian allies have appeared in the campaign with a Russian foreign agent named 'Matryoshka'.
Russian ‘Matryoshka’ disinformation network has entered Hungarian election campaign
Dailynewshungary
1d ago