Disinformation Attacks on Companies: “A Clear and Present Danger”

Uwe Wolff
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Chapter 8 in Disinformation Attacks On Businesses, 2026, pp 73-86 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter demonstrates that disinformation attacks on companies are already a reality and represent a “clear and present danger” that is often still underestimated by executive boards. Digitalization and social media have made such attacks cheap and scalable. Actors such as “Disinformation-as-a-Service” providers on the dark web, corporate raiders, activist investors, competitors, and NGOs initiate these attacks. Using international case studies, the chapter illustrates tactics, narratives, and collateral damage, and how journalists can inadvertently become accomplices. The chapter emphasizes the necessity of preventive defense structures.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-51407-5_8

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