Danil Cuffe

Bio

Danil Cuffe is a Digital Investigator at the Human Right Center at UC Berkeley School of Law. Before rejoining the Human Rights Center in June 2022, Danil worked as an open source intelligence researcher at Media Matters for America, where he tracked and documented far-right conspiracy theories, dis/misinformation, and militant extremist groups across alternative social media ecosystems. He previously apprenticed as a student project manager and open-source investigator at the Human Rights Investigations Lab where he worked on projects related to Hong Kong, China, Sudan, Syria, Chile, and the United States. Danil is passionate about open source research methods and is a serial volunteer judge for Trace Lab’s capture-the-flag events. He holds a B.A. in film studies from UC Berkeley.