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Influence
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Issue 01
BlackCore's influence operations for hire
Citizen Lab maps BlackCore, an Israeli influence-for-hire firm, from its own sites, WHOIS, and passive DNS: subdomains, a public demo of coordinated messaging and counter-narratives, and a training course for Angolan government staff. That course included a supervised influence operation. The aliases in the materials match Facebook and Instagram accounts, including some already removed.
Why it matters
The lab’s map runs from the firm’s own sites, WHOIS, and passive DNS to accounts that match the aliases in its materials.