Researchers have discovered a Russia-aligned PSYOPs campaign with a curious mix of espionage, disinformation, and Canadian pharmacy spam. It also has links to Alexi Navalny, the Kremlin critic who died last week in an Arctic penal colony. The PSYOPs — a military term for “psychological operations” — were unearthed by analysts at ESET, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Slovakia. They named the campaign “Operation Texonto.” The operation disseminated war-related disinformation to Ukrainians via spam emails. Through two waves of messages, the PSYOPs spread fears about shortages of food, medicines, and heating supplies — typical themes of Russian propaganda. Alongside the disinformation,…
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