US | Israel | Qatar | Israel | Israel | Israel | |
Election date | Nov 2020 | Mar 2021 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Feb-Mar 2024 |
Operation start | Aug 2020 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Oct 2022 | Jun 2022 | Aug 2022 | May 2022 | Jul 2022 | Feb 2024 |
Threat group | Cotton Sandstorm | Storm-1660 | Cotton Sandstorm | Cotton Sandstorm | Sefid Flood | Storm-0842, 1805, 1084 |
Goals | Drive discord Undermine election legitimacy | Drive discord Undermine election legitimacy | Drive discord Reduce voter turnout | Drive discord Undermone trust in authorities | Drive discord Undermine election legitimacy | Stoke sense of insecurity Undermine Netanyahu |
Influence TTPs* | SMS & email Traditional media Impersonation Doxxing | Fabricated media Impersonation Coord. amplification | SMS & email Impersonation Coord. amplification | Impersonation Coord. amplification | Fabricated media Impersonation Coord. amplification | SMS & email Impersonation |
Cyber TTPs | Data theft | DDoS | Data theft | Spear phishing Data theft Wiper malware |