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

State-Sanctioned Cyber Activity

Projection Abroad
State-sanctioned cyber operations are coordinated attacks by state actors or their proxies to steal information, disrupt infrastructure, and manipulate systems while maintaining attribution ambiguity to avoid accountability.
Author
Affiliation

E. Rosalie Li

Information Epidemiology Lab

Published

February 17, 2026

Projection Abroad

State-sanctioned cyber operations are coordinated attacks by state actors or their proxies to steal information, disrupt infrastructure, and manipulate systems while maintaining attribution ambiguity to avoid accountability.

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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
  author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
  title = {State-Sanctioned {Cyber} {Activity}},
  date = {2026-02-17},
  url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/state-sanctioned-cyber-activity.html},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “State-Sanctioned Cyber Activity,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/state-sanctioned-cyber-activity.html.

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