Attack Vectors

A repository to monitor attack vectors

Local Journalism

Running parallel to this effort, some conservatives have been experimenting with a scheme to exploit the credibility of local journalism. Over the past few years, hundreds of websites with innocuous-sounding names like the Arizona Monitor and The Kalamazoo Times have begun popping up. At first glance, they look like regular publications, complete with community notices and coverage of schools. But look closer and you’ll find that there are often no mastheads, few if any bylines, and no addresses for local offices. Many of them are organs of Republican lobbying groups; others belong to a mysterious company called Locality Labs, which is run by a conservative activist in Illinois. Readers are given no indication that these sites have political agendas—which is precisely what makes them valuable

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-2020-disinformation-war/605530/

• https://kalamazootimes.com

Their shit looks really real: https://kalamazootimes.com until you start looking at all the articles at once: https://kalamazootimes.com/stories/tag/126-politics

• https://northmichigannews.com
• https://annarbortimes.com
• https://grandrapidsreporter.com
• https://lansingsun.com
• https://pontiactimes.com
• https://micapitolnews.com
• https://eastmichigannews.com
• https://waterlootimes.com
• https://iowacitytoday.com
• https://phxreporter.com
• https://metrolexnews.com
• https://pontiactimes.com
• https://sevalleytimes.com
• https://southpimanews.com
• https://jacksonpurchasenews.com
• https://downrivertoday.com
• https://livingstontoday.com
• https://dakotatimes.com
• https://detroitcitywire.com
• https://grandcanyontimes.com
• https://warrensun.com
• https://abqtimes.com
• https://southmichigannews.com
• https://nwwaynenews.com
• https://northtrianglenews.com
• https://northmecklenburgnews.com
• https://greatlakeswire.com
• https://eastwaketimes.com
• https://muskegonsun.com
• https://northmichigannews.com
• https://minnesotastatewire.com
• https://southashevillenews.com
• https://stpaulreporter.com
• https://southwinstonsalemnews.com
• https://seiowanews.com
• https://minneapolisreview.com
• https://eastpennyroyalnews.com
• https://ncminnesotanews.com
• https://nwminnesotanews.com
• https://centraliowatimes.com
• https://mohavetoday.com
• https://forestcountrynews.com
• https://hillcountrychronicle.com
• https://tamparepublic.com
• https://netarrantnews.com
• https://nortextimes.com
• https://swminnesotatoday.com
• https://leetoday.com
• https://siouxcitytimes.com
• https://easttwincities.com
• https://tucsonstandard.com
• https://conchovalleynews.com
• https://westflnews.com
• https://okeechobeetimes.com
• https://manateereview.com
• https://palmcoasttimes.com
• https://polktimes.com
• https://eastdfwnews.com
• https://westtxnews.com
• https://westvolusianews.com

Some quick Google-fu with a sentence from their about page: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Metric+Media+was+established+to+fill+the+void+in+community+news+after+years+of+decline+in+local+reporting+by+legacy+media.%22&rlz=1C1GCEU_nlNL823NL823&filter=0

Known Bad Domains

These sites are run on Amazon AWS - most of them are co-hosted alongside each other. The company Metric Media, LLC owns/runs these properties on Amazon AWS. Some of these domains will return an error message - Metric Media has them staged so that they can quickly turn up more targeted fake news websites. It is believed that Metric Media, LLC is currently staging 700+ local fake news sites ahead of the 2020 election - below is the recon of that activity.

AWS Server: 3.218.216.245

• akronreporter.com
• andersonreporter.com
• annarbortimes.com
• battlecreektimes.com
• bloomingtonleader.com
• buckeyereporter.com
• butlercountytoday.com
• cantonreporter.com
• centralohiotoday.com
• centralwisconsinnews.com
• chippewavalleytimes.com
• cincyreporter.com
• clermonttimes.com
• clevelandreporter.com
• columbusstandard.com
• daytonreporter.com
• delcoreview.com
• detroitcitywire.com
• downrivertoday.com
• eastclevelandnews.com
• easternwaynetoday.com
• eastindynews.com
• eastmichigannews.com
• eaststarknews.com
• ecindiananews.com
• ecohionews.com
• ecwisconsinnews.com
• elkharttimes.com
• fairfieldreporter.com
• findlaytimes.com
• fondulacnews.com
• foxcitiesnews.com
• ftwaynetimes.com
• geneseenews.com
• grandrapidsreporter.com
• greatlakeswire.com
• greenbayreporter.com
• greenecotimes.com
• hollandreporter.com
• hoosierstatetoday.com
• indystandard.com
• kalamazootimes.com
• kenoshareporter.com
• kentuckianatimes.com
• kokomostandard.com
• lafayettetimes.com
• lakecountytimes.com
• lansingsun.com
• lickingtoday.com
• limareporter.com
• livingstontoday.com
• loraintimes.com
• macombtoday.com
• madisonreporter.com
• mansfieldtimes.com
• marionmorrowtimes.com
• medinatoday.com
• micapitolnews.com
• mkecitywire.com
• mkenorth.com
• mkesouth.com
• monroereview.com
• munciereporter.com
• muskegonsun.com
• ncindiananews.com
• ncwisconsinnews.com
• nefranklinnews.com
• neindiananews.com
• neohiotimes.com
• newisconsinnews.com
• northcincynews.com
• northcolumbusnews.com
• northindynews.com
• northkentnews.com
• northmichigannews.com
• northsummitnews.com
• northwoodsreporter.com
• novitimes.com
• nwfranklinnews.com
• nwohiotimes.com
• nwwaynenews.com
• ozaukeetimes.com
• pontiactimes.com
• portagetimes.com
• racinesun.com
• scwisconsinnews.com
• segrandrapids.com
• seindiananews.com
• seoaklandnews.com
• seohiotimes.com
• shelbyreview.com
• shiawasseetimes.com
• southbendtimes.com
• southcolumbusnews.com
• southcuyahoganews.com
• southernindianatoday.com
• southfranklinnews.com
• southindynews.com
• southkentnews.com
• southmichigannews.com
• southohionews.com
• southsummitnews.com
• sowisconsintimes.com
• stclairtoday.com
• stjoebentonharbor.com
• sturgiscoldwaternews.com
• swindiananews.com
• swwisconsinnews.com
• theregionnews.com
• thesconi.com
• thumbreporter.com
• toledoreporter.com
• tricitysun.com
• triconews.com
• trumballnews.com
• tuscarawasnews.com
• upgazette.com
• vacationlandtimes.com
• warrenclintonnews.com
• warrensun.com
• washingtoncotimes.com
• waterfordtoday.com
• waukeshatimes.com
• waynecountytoday.com
• wcindiananews.com
• wcmichigannews.com
• wcwisconsinnews.com
• westclevelandnews.com
• westernwaynetoday.com
• westhamiltonnews.com
• westindynews.com
• westlucasnews.com
• weststarknews.com
• whitewatertimes.com
• youngstowntimes.com

AWS Server: 3.219.182.20

• abqtimes.com
• adamscountytimes.com
• adareporter.com
• beehivestatenews.com
• bigskytimes.com
• boisecitywire.com
• boulderleader.com
• cdareporter.com
• centennialstatenews.com
• centralcoloradonews.com
• centralidahotimes.com
• centralmontanatimes.com
• centralutahnews.com
• centralwynews.com
• coconinonews.com
• davistimes.com
• denvercitywire.com
• eaglevalleytimes.com
• eastarapahoenews.com
• eastarizonanews.com
• eastidahotimes.com
• eastnewmexiconews.com
• eastslcnews.com
• enchantmentstatenews.com
• equalitystatenews.com
• gemstatewire.com
• glaciercountrynews.com
• grandcanyontimes.com
• grandjunctiontimes.com
• larimernews.com
• lasvegasrecord.com
• magicvalleytimes.com
• mohavetoday.com
• necoloradonews.com
• nemontananews.com
• nenewmexiconews.com
• nevalleytimes.com
• newyomingnews.com
• northidahotimes.com
• northjeffconews.com
• northnevadanews.com
• northpimanews.com
• northutahnews.com
• northvegastimes.com
• nwclarknews.com
• nwmontananews.com
• nwnewmexiconews.com
• nwvalleytimes.com
• nwwyomingnews.com
• phxreporter.com
• pinaltoday.com
• pocatellotimes.com
• renoreporter.com
• sandovalnews.com
• santafestandard.com
• searizonanews.com
• secoloradonews.com
• sedenvernews.com
• semontananews.com
• sevalleytimes.com
• sevegasnews.com
• sewyomingnews.com
• silverstatetimes.com
• slctimes.com
• southabqnews.com
• southjeffconews.com
• southpimanews.com
• southutahnews.com
• springstimes.com
• swarizonanews.com
• swcoloradonews.com
• swmontanatimes.com
• swnewmexiconews.com
• swvalleytimes.com
• swvegasnews.com
• swwyomingnews.com
• treasurevalleytimes.com
• tucsonstandard.com
• utahvalleytimes.com
• washoenews.com
• wastachnews.com
• wcnewmexiconews.com
• webertimes.com
• westarapahoenews.com
• westslcnews.com
• yavapainews.com
• yellowstonetimes.com

AWS Server: 3.224.13.68

• amestoday.com
• anokatimes.com
• bransontimes.com
• capemonews.com
• cedarrapidstoday.com
• centraliowatimes.com
• centralmissourinews.com
• centralndnews.com
• centralsdnews.com
• centralstlnews.com
• clayreporter.com
• columbiamonews.com
• cornhuskerstatenews.com
• dakotatimes.com
• desmoinessun.com
• dubuquetimes.com
• eastokcnews.com
• easttwincities.com
• eastwichitatimes.com
• eciowanews.com
• eckansasnews.com
• ecnebraskanews.com
• ecoklahomanews.com
• fargostandard.com
• hawkeyereporter.com
• hutchtoday.com
• iowacitytoday.com
• jeffcitynews.com
• jeffcotimes.com
• jocotoday.com
• kcreporter.com
• lawrencereporter.com
• minneapolisreview.com
• minnesotastatewire.com
• nckansasnews.com
• ncminnesotanews.com
• ncoklahomanews.com
• ndnorthnews.com
• neiowanews.com
• nekansascitynews.com
• nekansasnews.com
• nemissourinews.com
• nenebraskanews.com
• nenorthdakotanews.com
• neoklahomanews.com
• nepanhandlenews.com
• nesdnews.com
• northdsmnews.com
• northhennepinnews.com
• northiowareporter.com
• northokcnews.com
• northomahatimes.com
• northramseynews.com
• northstlnews.com
• northtulsatoday.com
• northwichitanews.com
• nwiowanews.com
• nwkansasnews.com
• nwminnesotanews.com
• nwmissouritimes.com
• nwoklahomanews.com
• nwtwincities.com
• okcstandard.com
• omaharecord.com
• peacegardennews.com
• plattenews.com
• riverbendtimes.com
• rushmorestatenews.com
• sandhillstoday.com
• sckansasnews.com
• scminnesotanews.com
• scmissourinews.com
• scnebraskanews.com
• scoklahomanews.com
• seiowanews.com
• sekansascitynews.com
• sekansasnews.com
• seminnesotanews.com
• semissourinews.com
• senebraskanews.com
• seoklahomanews.com
• sesdnews.com
• setwincities.com
• showmestatetimes.com
• siouxcitytimes.com
• siouxempiretoday.com
• soonerstatenews.com
• southdsmnews.com
• southhennepinnews.com
• southiowanews.com
• southkcnews.com
• southokcnews.com
• southomahatimes.com
• southstlnews.com
• southtulsatoday.com
• southwichitanews.com
• springfieldstandard.com
• stcharlestimes.com
• stcloudsun.com
• stlouisreporter.com
• stlwestnews.com
• stpaulreporter.com
• sunflowerstatenews.com
• swiowatimes.com
• swkansasnews.com
• swminnesotatoday.com
• swmissourinews.com
• swoklahomanews.com
• topekasun.com
• tulsastandard.com
• waterlootimes.com
• wciowanews.com
• wcminnesotanews.com
• wcmissourinews.com
• westdsmnews.com
• westernndnews.com
• westernsdnews.com
• weststlnews.com
• westtwincities.com
• wichitastandard.com
• wyandottetimes.com

AWS Server: 3.213.234.4

• abilenetimes.com
• amarillogazette.com
• auburntimes.com
• austintxnews.com
• baldwintimes.com
• batonrougereporter.com
• bentontimes.com
• bluegrasstimes.com
• bowlinggreentoday.com
• centrallouisiananews.com
• centraltxnews.com
• centroplexnews.com
• clarksvilletimes.com
• collintimes.com
• conchovalleynews.com
• corpuschristisun.com
• dallascitywire.com
• decaturtimes.com
• eastdfwnews.com
• easthoustonnews.com
• eastkentuckytimes.com
• eastlittlerocktimes.com
• eastlouisvillenews.com
• eastpennyroyalnews.com
• eastrgvnews.com
• ecalabamanews.com
• ecmissnews.com
• ectexasnews.com
• elizabethtowntimes.com
• elpasostandard.com
• farwesttxnews.com
• fayettevillestandard.com
• floridaparishnews.com
• forestcountrynews.com
• fortsmithtimes.com
• ftworthtimes.com
• gadsdentoday.com
• graysontimes.com
• gtrtimes.com
• hamiltonreporter.com
• hillcountrychronicle.com
• hindstoday.com
• hopkinsvilletimes.com
• hotspringstimes.com
• houmathibodauxnews.com
• houstonrepublic.com
• huntsvilleleader.com
• jacksonpurchasenews.com
• jeffersonreporter.com
• johnsoncitytimes.com
• jonesborotimes.com
• kingsportreporter.com
• knoxtimes.com
• lafayettereporter.com
• laredotimes.com
• lightofbaldr.com
• lonestarstandard.com
• longviewtimes.com
• louisvillecitywire.com
• lowedeltanews.com
• lubbocktimes.com
• magnoliastatenews.com
• memphisstandard.com
• metrolexnews.com
• midcitytimes.com
• mobilecourant.com
• morristowntimes.com
• msgulfnews.com
• nashvillestandard.com
• naturalstatenews.com
• ncarkansasnews.com
• nckentuckynews.com
• ncmissnews.com
• nctennnews.com
• nealabamanews.com
• nedallasnews.com
• nekentuckynews.com
• nelouisiananews.com
• nemissnews.com
• nenashvillenews.com
• netarrantnews.com
• nolareporter.com
• nortextimes.com
• northacadiananews.com
• northaustinnews.com
• northbirminghamtimes.com
• northbluegrassnews.com
• northcoastalnews.com
• northhoustonnews.com
• northkentuckynews.com
• northknoxnews.com
• northlittlerocktimes.com
• northsanantonionews.com
• northshorelanews.com
• northtxnews.com
• nwalabamanews.com
• nwarkansasnews.com
• nwhoustonnews.com
• nwkentuckynews.com
• nwlouisiananews.com
• nwmissnews.com
• nwtennnews.com
• oxfordreporter.com
• panhandletimes.com
• pelicanstatenews.com
• petroplexnews.com
• pinebelttimes.com
• pulaskitimes.com
• riverparishnews.com
• riverregiontimes.com
• rutherfordtimes.com
• sacorridornews.com
• sanantoniostandard.com
• scmissnews.com
• sctennnews.com
• sctexasnews.com
• sebluegrassnews.com
• sedallasnews.com
• sehoustonnews.com
• sekentuckynews.com
• setennnews.com
• setexastimes.com
• shelbyreporter.com
• shoalstoday.com
• shreveportreporter.com
• smokymountaintoday.com
• southalabamatimes.com
• southbirminghamtimes.com
• southbrazorianews.com
• southcumberlandnews.com
• southdfwnews.com
• southgalvestonnews.com
• southknoxnews.com
• southlouisiananews.com
• southsanantonionews.com
• swarkansastimes.com
• swbluegrassnews.com
• swdallasnews.com
• swhoustonnews.com
• swlouisiananews.com
• swmissnews.com
• swtennnews.com
• tuscaloosaleader.com
• tylerreporter.com
• uppercumberlandtimes.com
• upperdeltanews.com
• uppereasttx.com
• volunteerstatenews.com
• wacoreporter.com
• wcalabamanews.com
• wcmissnews.com
• wctexasnews.com
• westbanklanews.com
• westdfwnews.com
• westhoustonnews.com
• westpennyroyalnews.com
• westrgvnews.com
• westtxnews.com
• williamsonnews.com
• wintergardentoday.com
• wiregrasstimes.com
• yellowhammertimes.com

AWS Server: 3.212.144.110

• aikentimes.com
• albanystandard.com
• alleghenyhighlandstoday.com
• ashevillereporter.com
• athensreporter.com
• atlstandard.com
• berkeleyleader.com
• bluestonenews.com
• brevardsun.com
• burlingtonreporter.com
• cabarrustoday.com
• centralbrowardnews.com
• centralgeorgianews.com
• centralnovanews.com
• centralshenandoahnews.com
• centralvatimes.com
• chapelhillreview.com
• charlestonleader.com
• charlestonreporter.com
• claycotimes.com
• coastalganews.com
• cobbreporter.com
• columbiastandard.com
• dekalbganews.com
• dorchestertoday.com
• durhamreporter.com
• duvaltimes.com
• easternshoretimes.com
• easthillsboroughnews.com
• eastlakenormannews.com
• eastpanhandlenews.com
• eastpanhandletimes.com
• eastvolusianews.com
• eastwaketimes.com
• ecgeorgianews.com
• ecnorthcarolinanews.com
• ecvirginianews.com
• emeraldcoasttimes.com
• fayettevilletoday.com
• firststatetimes.com
• foothillsreview.com
• fredericksburgleader.com
• gastoniatimes.com
• gatewayreporter.com
• georgiamountainnews.com
• greensbororeporter.com
• greenvilleleader.com
• greenvillereporter.com
• henricotimes.com
• hernandoreporter.com
• hickorysun.com
• highcountrytimes.com
• hiltonheadreporter.com
• huntingtontimes.com
• ibxnews.com
• injouercad.us
• johnstonreporter.com
• kentcountytoday.com
• keywestreporter.com
• leetoday.com
• lowerwestscnews.com
• lynchburgreporter.com
• macontimes.com
• manateereview.com
• miamicourant.com
• mountainstatetimes.com
• myrtlebeachleader.com
• nantahalanews.com
• naplesstandard.com
• naturecoasttimes.com
• ncfloridanews.com
• ncgeorgianews.com
• ncncnews.com
• ncsctimes.com
• ncunionnews.com
• ncwvnews.com
• neatlantanews.com
• nefloridanews.com
• nepiedmontnews.com
• newrivervalleytimes.com
• northbrowardnews.com
• northcharlottetoday.com
• northcharolettenews.com
• northernnecktimes.com
• northfairfaxnews.com
• northfultontoday.com
• northguilfordnews.com
• northgwinnettnews.com
• northiredellnews.com
• northlaketimes.com
• northmecklenburgnews.com
• northmianews.com
• northnewcastlenews.com
• northorlandonews.com
• northpalmbeachtoday.com
• northpanhandlenews.com
• northpanhandletimes.com
• northpinellasnews.com
• northraleightoday.com
• northrichmondtoday.com
• northshenandoahnews.com
• northtidewaternews.com
• northtrianglenews.com
• northwakenews.com
• nwatlantanews.com
• nwgeorgianews.com
• ocalastandard.com
• ohiovalleytimes.com
• okeechobeetimes.com
• oldnorthnews.com
• onslownews.com
• orlandostandard.com
• outerbankstimes.com
• palmcoasttimes.com
• palmettostatenews.com
• panamacityreporter.com
• pascoreporter.com
• peachtreetimes.com
• peedeenews.com
• pensacolatimes.com
• pinehursttoday.com
• pinellastimes.com
• polktimes.com
• princewilliamreporter.com
• randolphcountynews.com
• richmondleader.com
• roanokesun.com
• rockymounttoday.com
• romereporter.com
• rowannews.com
• sarasotareview.com
• savannahstandard.com
• scmidlandnews.com
• scvanews.com
• seatlantanews.com
• segeorgianews.com
• senorthcarolinanews.com
• shenandoahvalleynews.com
• southashevillenews.com
• southatlantanews.com
• southbrowardnews.com
• southcharlottetoday.com
• southcharolettenews.com
• southernwvnews.com
• southfairfaxnews.com
• southfultontoday.com
• southgeorgiatimes.com
• southguilfordnews.com
• southgwinnettnews.com
• southlaketoday.com
• southmecklenburgnews.com
• southmianews.com
• southncnews.com
• southnewcastlenews.com
• southorlandonews.com
• southpalmbeachtoday.com
• southpinellastimes.com
• southraleighnews.com
• southsidevanews.com
• southtidewaternews.com
• southtrianglenews.com
• southwinstonsalemnews.com
• spartanburgreporter.com
• stpetestandard.com
• sumtertimes.com
• sunshinesentinel.com
• sussexreview.com
• swgeorgianews.com
• swvirginianews.com
• tallahasseesun.com
• tamparepublic.com
• treasurecoastsun.com
• upperwestscnews.com
• upstatescnews.com
• warnerrobinstoday.com
• wcgeorgianews.com
• westatlantanews.com
• westflnews.com
• westhillsboroughnews.com
• westlakenormannews.com
• westnovanews.com
• westvolusianews.com
• westwakenews.com
• williamsburgsun.com
• winstonsalemtimes.com
• wvheartlandnews.com
• yadkinvalleynews.com