Using Media Variants to Uncover Coordinated Influence Operations

Explore a 25-minute conference talk from DEF CON 31's Recon Village that unveils a groundbreaking technique for exposing coordinated inauthentic influence operations. Discover how combining image-search APIs and platform-search APIs with media metadata extraction and hashing can reveal organizational structures and behaviors of influence campaigns. Learn through a detailed case study of Dragonbridge, a prominent pro-PRC influence operator, while understanding the comparative advantages and limitations of this innovative approach versus traditional analysis methods. Recorded at Hotel Linq in Las Vegas, this presentation offers valuable insights into advanced digital investigation techniques for uncovering coordinated influence operations.