David Mainor

Information Operations Analyst @Mandiant. Current GAP member @bellingcat. Former @ILLSP_GWU. Husband + Father. Views my own. Go Birds

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Today @CYBERWARCON, my colleague @RiddellSam
presented our research on Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny (NDP), a longstanding Polish-language influence campaign. A thread:

[Kapellmann @Kapellmann]

Here's our new blog discussing the current status of IO Campaigns Linked to Notorious Russian Businessman Prigozhin Persist After His Political Downfall and Death - https://t.co/HmlnADs006

Kudos @AldenWahlstrom @DavidMainor13 Amazing work on this!

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Much appreciation to the community of researchers in this space providing awareness surrounding these campaigns. In particular, the work of @alleyesonwagner has been critical in informing our collective understanding of specifically Africa-focused IO activity.

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Always an amazing experience getting to work alongside the incomparable @AldenWahlstrom

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Great reporting from @dnvolz covering recent efforts by the Information Operations Team @Mandiant @Google tracking multiple influence campaigns that have variously been linked to Prigozhin - https://t.co/URIFz5nIeZ

[Dustin Volz @dnvolz]

New: Russian trolls farms linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin remain active months after the mercenary chief died in a plane crash and are likely to continue peddling disinformation aimed at influencing opinions on the war in Ukraine and the 2024 U.S. elections https://t.co/gqyFCQghqa

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Loved seeing my former boss @LeeFosterIntel talk about threats posed by AI in the IO space. My favorite takeaway was his comment about how "scale does not equal traction," citing the hurdles threat actors still have to overcome when conducting influence campaigns #DRAGONBRIDGE

[CYBERWARCON @CYBERWARCON]

Welcome back from lunch! @LeeFosterIntel kicks off our lightning round with a presentation on generative AI and information operations. #CYBERWARCON

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

No surprise here, but interesting nonetheless to see the Iranian influence campaign Liberty Front Press actively engaged in the promotion of narratives critical of Israel and in favor of Hamas. Our team has been tracking this campaign since at least 2018. https://t.co/VxaiOc0fzv

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Fantastic work by my @Mandiant colleagues @BenSRead and Yuri Rozhansky highlighting, among more traditional CE threat activity, the role of information operations within the context of the Israel-Hamas war @CYBERWARCON.

[CYBERWARCON @CYBERWARCON]

Next up, Yuri Rozhansky and @BenSRead of @Mandiant discuss the Israel-Hamas war in cyber. @JohnHultquist thanks them and other speakers who quickly pivoted their presentation content to cover a timely topic. #CYBERWARCON

[Nathan Brubaker @NathanBrubaker]

We are #hiring! The @Mandiant Information Operations (IO) team is looking for a IO Data Scientist. Join our industry leading team! You will get to work with some wonderfully talented people and have an opportunity to drive huge impact on a major problem facing society!

[CYBERWARCON @CYBERWARCON]

We are thrilled to announce this year’s #CYBERWARCON lineup! 🎉

The CFP board had a huge challenge selecting from an incredible collection of talks but we are certain we have put together a show you won’t want to miss.

https://t.co/mOzZhDOac3

[Dan Black @DanWBlack]

Today, @Mandiant, collaboratively with @Google’s TAG, is releasing research on APT29’s increased pace of phishing activity against governments, foreign embassies, and other diplomatic entities in 2023. A few high-level takeaways below: 🧵

https://t.co/mOwst83xEb

[Global Authentication Project @bellingcatgap]

Our members helped locate open-source information which contributed to this article on the events unfolding in the Nagorno-Karabakh region https://t.co/9PLS3QX7qg

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

As an open source researcher you often cover data or footage that is highly contested and ethically difficult. Director of Research and Training @gianfiorella has written a guide to navigating ethical dilemmas in our field. https://t.co/Iz8dHLTLN3

[Global Authentication Project @bellingcatgap]

This research was led by a Bellingcat Global Authentication Project member and is now being picked up by major news outlets in Finland.

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Great 🧵and reporting from @arawnsley summarizing recent findings by @Meta surrounding the now longstanding pro-PRC campaign we at @Mandiant track as DRAGONBRIDGE.

[Aric Toler @AricToler]

Fontanka is confirming that Prigozhin was indeed on board the plane that crashed, alongside a number of Wagner commanders.

Fontanka is a very reliable independent Petersburg-based outlet with a number of sources close to Prigozhin.

https://t.co/zJcnbUZVJs

[Aric Toler @AricToler]

The plane that just crashed outside of Tver was reportedly owned by Prigozhin. 7 dead on board, none of whom have been identified.

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Easily the best conference of the year

[CYBERWARCON @CYBERWARCON]

CYBERWARCON is coming!!! Registration and CFP are now open for this year’s #CYBERWARCON! Our keynote will be from @vzhora, one of Ukraine’s esteemed cyber leaders. The in-person event is in Arlington, VA on Nov. 9th and virtual tickets are available. 1/x https://t.co/r6Eusor44U

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Great work by my colleagues Alice Revelli, @RiddellSam, and Michelle Cantos @Mandiant detailing threat actor interest in/use of AI capabilities https://t.co/RtTmCvLsha

[David Mainor @DavidMainor13]

Much respect for @gianfiorella and everyone on the @bellingcatgap team for the work they continue to do

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

Bellingcat researcher @gianfiorella spoke at @cerosetenta 's fantastic open house event last week. He discussed Bellingcat's work documenting the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) @Mandiant]

Google named a leader in the External Threat Intelligence Services Forrester Wave(TM) Q3 2023 https://t.co/2Hw2qF4y6V