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Cognitive Attacks in Russian Hybrid Warfare

Author(s) -

Georgii Pocheptsov

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

information and security an international journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1314-2119

pISSN - 0861-5160

DOI - 10.11610/isij.4103

Subject(s) - cognition , computer security , psychology , computer science , neuroscience

A cognitive attack aims to change the interpretation of the situation by an individual and in mass consciousness. Cognitive attacks are actively using cognitive biases as automatic shortcuts for the mass consciousness. This article provides analysis of the following media instruments used by the Russian Federation: changing the concepts for describing the situation by adapting older negative images and myths for the current context, creating fake events and objects to help keeping the intended line of attack on the enemy; and organizing various protest actions in Ukraine tailored for Russian TV news.

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