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Access Cyabra's reports for detailed insights on digital threats, social trends, and strategies for effective online engagement and security!

DeepSeek AI: Coordinated Fake Campaign

February 9, 2025

Cyabra uncovered a network of fake profiles promoting the hype around DeepSeek AI.

Two clustered bubble charts comparing social-media account networks, highlighting account sizes and sentiment colors in an analysis of the DeepSeek AI coordinated fake campaign

#National Security, Threat Actors

Coordinated Disinformation Targeting Romania’s Election

January 21, 2025

Following the annulment of Romania's election, Cyabra revealed a coordinated campaign backed by Russia aimed at manipulating the country’s electoral crisis.

Cyabra dashboard displaying analysis of 1,038 social media profiles with 137 flagged as inauthentic and 879 authentic, alongside several example X posts labeled “FAKE” that spread false claims about Romania’s presidential elections

#Elections, National Security, Threat Actors

Starbucks – Fake Profiles And Negative Narratives Analysis

January 20, 2025

Cyabra analyzed online discourse around Starbucks to identify fake accounts, negative narratives, key influencers, and how the brand stands among its competitors.

Network visualization of accounts discussing Starbucks online, with green, red and photo-avatar nodes linked by light-blue connection lines indicating interaction clusters and potential bot activity

#Brand Reputation, Threat Actors

Finding two main characteristics of how to identify an effective fake account

May 21, 2024

Cyabra determined characteristics of fake accounts capable of reaching large audiences.

Bar chart showing number of detected fake accounts by age group: 12–25 around 8,000, 26–32 about 3,500, 33–46 roughly 1,800, and 47–62 under 500

#Threat Actors

Bot Networks Amplify Controversial US Influencers

May 6, 2024

Cyabra analysis of high fake follower rates and interactions on influencer posts.

Bubble chart showing clusters of fake accounts targeting Jackson Hinkle, Muhammad Smiry, Motaz, Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, and Mohamed Safa

#National Security, Threat Actors

Impersonation – Bank of America

May 11, 2023

Cyabra discovered 7 identical accounts impersonating Bank of America’s customer service.

Three impersonated “Bank of America Customer Service” social-media pages shown side by side, illustrating how fraudsters replicate the brand

#Brand Reputation, Threat Actors

Phishing – Activision

May 11, 2023

Cyabra discovered fake accounts advertising hacking services in relation to Activision.

Tweet by a verified user named Christopher promising 24/7 help to recover hacked or locked Activision, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Bitcoin accounts, urging people to inbox him and using hashtags such as #hacked and #snapchatsupport

#Threat Actors