Russian ‘Doppelganger’ influence campaign exposed through internal documents, seized accounts

Inner workings of the Russian nation-state “Doppelganger” influence campaign were exposed Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published an affidavit detailing internal documents, web domains and online accounts used in the campaign.

The DOJ is in the process of seizing 32 internet domains used by three Russian government-sponsored organizations — Social Design Agency (SDA), Structura National Technology and ANO Dialog — to spread disinformation in support of Russian interests, which included efforts to influence U.S. voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

“The influence operation landscape has changed significantly since previous elections. New technologies and techniques have been employed by adversarial actors, we’ve seen the rise of disinformation-as-a-service and financially motivated actors, and we’re beginning to see the use of generative AI technologies, though their employment has so far been limited,” Lisa Kaplan, CEO of online risk mitigation technology company Alethea, told SC Media.

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