Technique T0097: Present Persona

Summary: This Technique contains different types of personas commonly taken on by threat actors during influence operations.

Analysts should use T0097’s sub-techniques to document the type of persona which an account is presenting. For example, an account which describes itself as being a journalist can be tagged with T0097.102: Journalist Persona.

Personas presented by individuals include:

T0097.100: Individual Persona
T0097.101: Local Persona
T0097.102: Journalist Persona
T0097.103: Activist Persona
T0097.104: Hacktivist Persona
T0097.105: Military Personnel Persona
T0097.106: Recruiter Persona
T0097.107: Researcher Persona
T0097.108: Expert Persona
T0097.109: Romantic Suitor Persona
T0097.110: Party Official Persona
T0097.111: Government Official Persona
T0097.112: Government Employee Persona

This Technique also houses institutional personas commonly taken on by threat actors:

T0097.200: Institutional Persona
T0097.201: Local Institution Persona
T0097.202: News Outlet Persona
T0097.203: Fact Checking Organisation Persona
T0097.204: Think Tank Persona
T0097.205: Business Persona
T0097.206: Government Institution Persona
T0097.207: NGO Persona
T0097.208: Social Cause Persona

By using a persona, a threat actor is adding the perceived legitimacy of the persona to their narratives and activities.
Belongs to tactic stage: TA16

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