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FIMI Taxonomy v4.1 — Modular taxonomy of foreign information manipulation and interference

Group Infiltration

Command and Control
Group infiltration is a covert intelligence mechanism in which state-directed operatives or recruited agents penetrate organizations to manipulate decision-making, gather intelligence, and redirect organizational activity from within while exploiting the presumption of good faith extended to internal members.
Author
Affiliation

E. Rosalie Li

Information Epidemiology Lab

Published

February 17, 2026

Command and Control

Group infiltration is a covert intelligence mechanism in which state-directed operatives or recruited agents penetrate organizations to manipulate decision-making, gather intelligence, and redirect organizational activity from within while exploiting the presumption of good faith extended to internal members.

FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.

Citation

BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
  author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
  title = {Group {Infiltration}},
  date = {2026-02-17},
  url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/group-infiltration.html},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Group Infiltration,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/group-infiltration.html.

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