Monday, 2 December 2019

'NHS cache' leak first circulated online by group similar to Russian operation

19-page report by Graphika does not prove Russian origin but early distribution online similar to Secondary Infektion group

Leaked documents picked up by Labour as proving that the NHS was “on the table” in trade talks with the US were initially disseminated online by anonymous posters operating in a way similar to a Russian information operation known as Secondary Infektion, according to a social media research firm.

A 19-page report published on Monday by the consultancy Graphika said that while it could not conclusively prove a Russian origin to the leak, the early distribution of the cache of files via Reddit, three German-language websites and an anonymous Twitter account reflected a method of operation seen repeatedly over recent years.

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