# VIGINUM VIGINUM is the French government's agency for detecting foreign digital interference. Its full name translates as the "service for vigilance and protection against foreign digital interference." It was created by decree on July 13, 2021 and sits within the SGDSN, the prime minister's secretariat for defense and national security. It is a civilian agency, not a military one. Its public reports are among the few government documents that name Russian influence operations and the people behind them in operational detail. ## Major reports | Date | Operation | Finding | |---|---|---| | June 2023 | RRN / [[Doppelganger]] | 355 typosquatted domains impersonating outlets such as Le Monde, Le Figaro, Bild and The Guardian. The French foreign minister condemned Russia on June 13, 2023 | | Feb 12, 2024 | Portal Kombat ([[Pravda Network]]) | At least 193 sites relaying Russian state content, reactivated after the 2022 invasion | | June 2024 | Matriochka ([[Operation Overload]]) | Active since September 2023; at least 90 operations; more than 500 X accounts targeted. VIGINUM credits [[Antibot4Navalny]] with the name | | May 2025 | [[Storm-1516]] | 77 operations since 2023, 35 aimed at Ukraine. Names suspected GRU officer Yury Khoroshenky, possibly of [[Unit 29155]], as the central figure. France's foreign ministry condemned it on May 6, 2025 | ## See Also - [[Doppelganger]] - [[Pravda Network]] - [[Operation Overload]] - [[Storm-1516]] - [[France]] - [[Disinformation Hub]]