Misinformation on Israel-Gaza violence prompts Facebook 24-hour tracking program
The death toll continues to rise.
The death toll continues to rise.
Facebook said it took steps to halt hackers associated with Hamas, as well as Palestine’s Preventive Security Service.
The takedowns were part of a broader effort that included not just QAnon, but also inauthentic behavior from Russia, Iran and elsewhere.
In a long-running surveillance campaign, coronavirus is just the latest disguise for malicious spyware applications.
It was the latest in Facebook’s monthly updates about posts that violate the company’s rules.
It’s a reminder of the cruel opportunism with which many cybercriminals approach the crisis.
Mobile security firm Lookout has traced a malicious Android application to what it says is a campaign to spy on people in Libya.
One of the campaigns is a reboot of an earlier network, showing takedowns might not be enough.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Putin ally, has been focused on raising the Kremlin’s profile in Africa.
Facebook removed the pages — which collectively had hundreds of thousands of followers — after notification from researchers, Check Point said.