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new disinformation campaign, dubbed “Operation MiddleFloor,” has been observed targeting Moldova ahead of its October elections.
https://research.checkpoint.com/2024/disinformation-campaign-moldova/
Identified by Check Point Research (CPR), the campaign, which began in August 2024, seeks to influence Moldova’s national referendum on European Union membership by fostering negative views of the EU and the country’s pro-European leadership.
MiddleFloor? Is that the floor where, if someone opens a window, you are certain to get pushed out of it?
The actors behind Operation MiddleFloor are suspected to be aligned with Russian interests. Evidence points to a group of Russian-speaking individuals who have previously been linked to disinformation campaigns across Europe, including the 2023 NATO summit in Lithuania and the Spanish general elections