4th EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation & Interference Threats
The FIMI Ecosystem
OVERT: 9.5% (Official/State)
90.5%
Covert Assets
10,500 unique channels including fabricated news, bot accounts, and online personas.
Actor Attribution
AI: The FIMI Supercharger
Synthetic Content Evolution in 2025
+259% GROWTH
Text Generation
Mass creation of articles and comments across 15+ languages.
Synthetic AV
Deepfakes and voice cloning targeting specific individuals.
LLM Grooming
Flooding the net to influence AI model training data.
Bot Networks
Automated behavior (CIB) on platforms like X and Telegram.
Deterrence Playbook Strategy
Stage 1: Org
Sanctions targeting financial & proxy flows.
Stage 2: Infra
DSA regulation & hosting takedowns.
Stage 3: Content
Public exposure & resilience building.
Top Targets & Strategic Focus
Top Countries Targeted (2025)
Ukraine
112
France
107
Moldova
94
Germany
71
The "Galaxy" Networks
Storm-1516
Doppelgänger
Spamouflage
Paperwall
Portal Kombat
Oper. Overload