Hacking Democracy Inside Russia's Social Media War on America.

INTELLIGENCE service -- United States; UNITED States presidential election, 2016; MALWARE (Computer software); TROJAN horse (Greek mythology); UNITED States. Dept. of Defense; REFORMATION

Media & Communication; Election Hacking

Calabresi, Massimo; Rebala, Pratheek

The article focuses on the investigation of U.S. counterintelligence officials and spy hunters following allegations that the Russian government influences the 2016 presidential election. It suggests that Russians sent messages carrying malware to Twitter users in the Defense Department which could hack accounts. It presents several disinformation campaigns in the past years related to the Russian infiltration including the Trojan horse, reformation leaflets, and airborne flyers.