state-sponsored
Funded by authorities
State-sponsored describes activities funded, organized, or directed by a national government, often covertly: state-sponsored terrorism, state-sponsored hacking.
The term typically implies official backing for actions a government won't openly acknowledge, particularly cyberattacks, assassinations, or propaganda campaigns.
It can also describe legitimate programs: state-sponsored healthcare, state-sponsored research.
Aggressive act against another
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- bombingAttack with explosives
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- insurgentOne who revolts
proxy · covert · sabotage · assassination · counterterrorism · cell · radicalization · funding
Information distribution channels
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- narrativeAccount of events
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
messaging · influence · campaign · manipulation · outlet · troll · bot · social media
Ongoing observation of something
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- trackingMonitoring location over time
database · privacy · spyware · backdoor · intercept · metadata · dragnet · warrant
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- breachBreaking of agreement
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- APTProlonged targeted network breach
election interference · ransomware · espionage · attribution · firewall · grid · exploit · vulnerability
Offset by external funding
- fundedProvided with money
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
healthcare · education · housing · pension · welfare · infrastructure · development · enterprise
Unjust exercise of power
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- detentionTemporary official holding
disappearance · torture · political prisoner · suppression · minority · dissident · human rights · asylum
attack
Aggressive act against another
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- bombingAttack with explosives
- militiaNon-professional armed force
insurgent · proxy · covert · sabotage · assassination · counterterrorism · cell · radicalization · funding · sleeper
media
Information distribution channels
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- narrativeAccount of events
broadcast · messaging · influence · campaign · manipulation · outlet · troll · bot · social media · information warfare
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
tracking · database · privacy · spyware · backdoor · intercept · metadata · dragnet · warrant · citizen
hacking
Infiltrating protected digital systems
- breachBreaking of agreement
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
APT · election interference · ransomware · espionage · attribution · firewall · grid · exploit · vulnerability · offensive
subsidized
Offset by external funding
- fundedProvided with money
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
research · healthcare · education · housing · pension · welfare · infrastructure · development · enterprise · institution
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
detention · disappearance · torture · political prisoner · suppression · minority · dissident · human rights · asylum · refugee
- Assassinationsassassination, assassin, Kennedy assassination, Lincoln assassination, MLK assassination
state-sponsoredgrassroots
Common people as political base
bottom-up · community-driven · decentralized · organic · spontaneous
state-sponsoredunofficial
Not formally recognized
independent · unauthorized · unsanctioned · rogue · freelance
state, sponsor, sponsored, sponsoring, sponsors, sponsorship, states, stated, stating