Pro-Russia Influence Ecosystem Expands Global Reach

This report describes an evolving pro‑Russia influence ecosystem that leverages generative AI, media mimicry, hacktivist groups, and outsourced proxies to conduct multi‑platform information operations and hack‑and‑leak campaigns targeting Western democracies, NATO, the EU, and global elections; the activity is attributed to suspected Russian state-sponsored actors and proxies, is global in scale, and is expected to intensify around upcoming elections, prompting recommendations to monitor coordinated inauthentic behavior and increase user/media literacy.