10-23, 11:15–11:45 (Europe/Luxembourg), Europe - Main Room
In an era where cognitive warfare has become a pivotal battleground, the strategic manipulation of information to influence public perception and decision-making processes poses significant threats to global security and stability. This multifaceted domain exploits digital interconnectedness, leveraging psychological vulnerabilities and technological platforms to achieve its objectives. The complexity of cognitive warfare necessitates advanced strategies that incorporate cyber threat hunting, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and ethical hacking. These methodologies are critical in identifying, understanding, and mitigating the sophisticated tactics employed by adversaries in the digital landscape.
In this talk, I use CTI methods to analyse influence operations and cognitive warfare to showcase the ongoing operation done by the threat actor in their new modus operandi - use of paid adds based targeting, combination with finance scams and vast data collection on social networks.
The OPSEC of the actor allows for long term campaigns with low levels of detection, even by the AI.
Jindřich is a Senior Cyber Threat Researcher. His research work focuses on the domains of cognitive warfare, cyber espionage, and cyber threat intelligence. You might also recognise him as the security data scientist known as 4n6strider.