Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election

NPR  

Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday they had removed several hundred fake accounts linked to Russian military intelligence and other Kremlin-backed actors involved in previous efforts to interfere in U.S. politics, including the 2016 presidential election. Facebook said it took down three separate networks of accounts linked to Russian intelligence and to individuals associated with the Internet Research Agency, the Russian troll farm that was indicted over 2016 election interference. The largest network in the latest removal, which spanned 301 groups, pages and accounts, was linked to Russian military intelligence services, Facebook said. Sponsor Message Facebook said the third network, of just 10 accounts, pages and groups, was linked to the Internet Research Agency.

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Meta took down over 20 covert influence operations in 2024, claims Russia biggest perpetrator
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1 month ago

Meta took down over 20 covert influence operations in 2024, claims Russia biggest perpetrator

Firstpost  

Meta intercepted over 500,000 attempts to misuse its AI tools for generating misleading images of political figures such as Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, and Joe Biden in the month leading up to the US elections Meta’s security teams tackled a wide array of covert activities, including fake account networks and fabricated news websites designed to influence public discourse. …

X takes down accounts associated with Russian influence operation group
2 months ago

X takes down accounts associated with Russian influence operation group

NPR  

X takes down accounts associated with Russian influence operation group The social media site X has suspended some accounts that the federal government and researchers have identified as part of the Kremlin's attempt to influence the US election Tuesday. X suspended one of the accounts last week after it spread a video that falsely alleged noncitizens are voting in large …

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters
4 months ago

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters

NPR  

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it disrupted Russian-directed foreign malign influence campaigns it referred to as “Doppelganger,” that sought to spread Russian government propaganda. Separately, the DOJ accused two Russian employees of RT, the Russian state-owned media outlet, of a nearly $10 …

China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate
4 months, 1 week ago

China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. New research into Chinese disinformation networks targeting American voters shows Harlan’s claims were as fictitious as his profile picture, which analysts think was created using artificial intelligence. “One of the …

China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters
4 months, 1 week ago

China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters

NPR  

China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters toggle caption Ezra Acayan/Getty Images A long-running Chinese influence operation is posing as American voters on social media in an attempt to exacerbate social divisions ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a new report from the research company Graphika. Sponsor Message The group of fake accounts Graphika …

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

The Hindu  

The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America's adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. “The American public should know that content that they read online — especially on social media — …

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. What hasn’t changed, intelligence officials said, is the determination of these nations to seed the …

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

Associated Press  

Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. There has been a marked rise in sextortion cases in recent years, fueled in part by a loosely organized group called the Yahoo …

US intel reveals Russia plans to meddle in 2024 election
6 months ago

US intel reveals Russia plans to meddle in 2024 election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia will attempt to influence the 2024 US presidential election …

Dutch intelligence services help dismantle Russian troll farms
6 months ago

Dutch intelligence services help dismantle Russian troll farms

Dutch News  

Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD and police have helped take down hundreds of fake social media accounts set up by Russia to spread disinformation. The US Justice Department revealed on Tuesday that the Netherlands was involved in an operation in which two domain names were seized and almost 1000 media accounts generated by AI were investigated. The Dutch intelligence …

Dutch intelligence services help dismantle Russian troll farms
6 months ago

Dutch intelligence services help dismantle Russian troll farms

Dutch News  

Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD and police have helped take down hundreds of fake social media accounts set up by Russia to spread disinformation. The US Justice Department revealed on Tuesday that the Netherlands was involved in an operation in which two domain names were seized and almost 1000 media accounts generated by AI were investigated. The Dutch intelligence …

US claims to bust ‘Russian bot farm’ spreading propaganda on X
6 months ago

US claims to bust ‘Russian bot farm’ spreading propaganda on X

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An investigation conducted by the DOJ, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and police in the Netherlands …

US disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology
6 months ago

US disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Russian propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread online disinformation in the United States and was boosted by artificial intelligence has been disrupted, the Justice Department said Tuesday. U.S. officials said the scheme was organized in 2022 after a senior editor at RT, a Russian-state-funded media organization that has registered with the Justice Department as a …

US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation
6 months ago

US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation

Al Jazeera  

The US Department of Justice reports that it disrupted a Russian-government-backed, AI-enabled propaganda campaign to use a bot farm to spread disinformation. The United States Department of Justice has disrupted a Russian operation that used fake social media accounts enhanced by artificial intelligence to covertly spread pro-Kremlin messages in the US and abroad, it said. The news on Tuesday comes …

Meta finds thousands of China-based Facebook accounts trying to influence opinions ahead of US, and India elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta finds thousands of China-based Facebook accounts trying to influence opinions ahead of US, and India elections

Op India  

In its latest issue of the quarterly “Adversarial Threat” report, Facebook parent Meta said it took down a network of 4789 China-based fake and misleading accounts. In its report, Meta stated that China now ranks as the third-largest geographical source of such deceptive networks carrying out what Meta calls “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”, while Russia and Iran continue to lead. The …

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday. “Foreign threat actors are attempting to reach people across the internet ahead of next year’s elections, and …

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda

ABP News  

According to a recent tweet by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the EU, the EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk's Twitter over the spread of disinformation and promotion of the Kremlin agenda. Jourova expressed her concern that Twitter's policies have made the digital information space unsafe and susceptible to malicious influence from authoritarian governments. Jourova …

E.U. calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report
1 year, 11 months ago

E.U. calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

The Hindu  

Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of the 27-nation bloc. The company signed up to the EU's voluntary 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation last year — before billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Google, TikTok, Microsoft …

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report
1 year, 11 months ago

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

Associated Press  

LONDON — Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of the 27-nation bloc. The company signed up to the EU’s voluntary 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation last year — before billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Google, …

Facebook takes down Russian-state media outlet RT
1 year, 11 months ago

Facebook takes down Russian-state media outlet RT

Daily Mail  

Facebook has apparently suspended the account of a popular Russian-state media outlet without explanation. RT News tweeted on Monday that Facebook took down its Russian-language page The move comes nearly one year after Meta Platforms — the parent company of Facebook — announced that it would restrict access to RT on all of its platforms across the European Union. Nick …

Experts: Russia finding new ways to spread propaganda videos
2 years, 3 months ago

Experts: Russia finding new ways to spread propaganda videos

Associated Press  

Russia has devised yet another way to spread disinformation about its invasion of Ukraine, using digital tricks that allow its war propaganda videos to evade restrictions imposed by governments and tech companies. Accounts linked to Russian state-controlled media have used the new method to spread dozens of videos in 18 different languages, all without leaving telltale signs that would give …

Experts: Russia finding new ways to spread propaganda videos
2 years, 3 months ago

Experts: Russia finding new ways to spread propaganda videos

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has devised yet another …

Russia's 'most-complex' disinformation push since Ukraine invasion taken down, Facebook owner says
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia's 'most-complex' disinformation push since Ukraine invasion taken down, Facebook owner says

ABC  

Russia's largest and most complex propaganda push since the war in Ukraine has been taken down, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Key points: The network ran dozens of sham websites designed to look like legitimate news outlets It also involved more than 1,600 fake Facebook profiles Meta says it was disbanded before gaining a large audience The …

Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe

Associated Press  

A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The fake social media accounts were then used to spread links to the fake news stories and other pro-Russian posts and videos on Facebook and …

Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets

NPR  

Facebook takes down Russian network impersonating European news outlets Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Facebook parent Meta says it has disrupted a large Russian network of fake accounts impersonating European news outlets to push a pro-Kremlin view of the war in Ukraine. Sponsor Message Russia campaign targeted European support for Ukraine Meta said the …

Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta disables Russia’s anti-Ukraine propaganda targeting Europe

LA Times  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, says it has disabled a network of fake accounts that spread Russian propaganda about Ukraine. A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread the Kremlin’s talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Facebook parent company Meta …

Meta says it disrupted China-based ops targeting US midterms
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta says it disrupted China-based ops targeting US midterms

Al Jazeera  

Operation maintained fake accounts across Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, the first sign of direct Chinese interference. The network maintained fake accounts across Meta’s social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as competitor service Twitter, but was small and did not attract much of a following, Meta said on Tuesday in a report summarising its findings. The fake accounts posed …

Facebook shared information that could support genocide allegations in Myanmar, UN investigator says
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook shared information that could support genocide allegations in Myanmar, UN investigator says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of the United …

Facebook removes Afghan media pages controlled by Taliban
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook removes Afghan media pages controlled by Taliban

The Hindu  

Facebook has removed the accounts of at least two state-owned media outlets in Afghanistan, the company confirmed Thursday, saying it was complying with laws in the United States listing the Taliban as a “terrorist organisation”. The Taliban have made liberal use of Facebook and Twitter since seizing power in August last year, and have a firm grip on state-owned media …

Twitter removes 1 million 'spam accounts' each day
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter removes 1 million 'spam accounts' each day

India TV News  

Highlights Twitter said it removes 1 million spam accounts each day in a call with executives on Thursday Twitter said on call that spam accounts represent well below 5% of its active user base each quarter Fake social media accounts have been problematic for years including on Twitter Twitter news : Twitter said it removes 1 million spam accounts each …

Twitter deletes 1 million fake accounts every day, execs reveal
2 years, 6 months ago

Twitter deletes 1 million fake accounts every day, execs reveal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter removes over 1 million bots every day as part of a major …

Meta Made Millions in Ads From Networks of Fake Accounts
2 years, 6 months ago

Meta Made Millions in Ads From Networks of Fake Accounts

Wired  

When Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg was called to testify before Congress in 2018, he was asked by Senator Orin Hatch how Facebook made money. Zuckerberg’s answer has since become something of a meme: “Senator, we run ads.” Between July 2018 and April 2022, Meta made at least $30.3 million in ad revenue from networks it removed from its own platforms for …

Facebook takes down Brazil environmental disinformation network with ties to military
2 years, 9 months ago

Facebook takes down Brazil environmental disinformation network with ties to military

The Hindu  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Thursday it had removed a network of social media accounts with ties to the Brazilian military that posed as fake nonprofits to play down the dangers of deforestation. Although the individuals involved in the network were active military personnel, Meta's investigation did not find enough evidence to establish if they were following orders or …

UPDATE 1-Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine's military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign
2 years, 10 months ago

UPDATE 1-Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine's military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journalist, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country. Meta said in the last 48 hours it had also separately removed a network of about 40 fake accounts, groups and pages across Facebook and Instagram that operated …

Meta says it’s shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operation
2 years, 10 months ago

Meta says it’s shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operation

CNN  

Washington CNN Business — Facebook ’s parent Meta said Monday it has caught dozens of fake, pro-Russian accounts, groups and pages across its platforms trying to spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda as the war in Ukraine continues to rage. Meta’s takedown of the influence campaign also coincided with what company officials described as a separate, intensified push by pro-Russian hackers to compromise …

Meta uncovered and blocked about 40 profiles on Instagram and Facebook, pretending to be Ukraine News Portal
2 years, 10 months ago

Meta uncovered and blocked about 40 profiles on Instagram and Facebook, pretending to be Ukraine News Portal

India TV News  

Meta has taken down a network for targeting people in Ukraine who posed as news editors, aviation engineers and authors to spread misinformation around the Russian invasion across social media platforms. The people ran websites posing as independent news entities and created fake personas across social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Telegram and also Russian Odnoklassniki and VK …

Russia To Restrict Facebook Access After Social Media Platform Fact-Checked State-Owned Media
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia To Restrict Facebook Access After Social Media Platform Fact-Checked State-Owned Media

News 18  

Russia has announced that it is limiting access to Facebook, after the Meta-owned social media giant refused to comply with the country’s order to stop fact-checking and content warning labels on its platforms amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. The Russian communications regulator said on Friday that Facebook had ignored demands to lift restrictions on four Russian media outlets on …

Facebook bans Russia state media from running ads, monetizing
2 years, 10 months ago

Facebook bans Russia state media from running ads, monetizing

The Hindu  

Facebook on Friday restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighboring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv. "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world," Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant's security policy head, said on Twitter. Facebook's parent …

Russia limiting access to Facebook over fact-checking row
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia limiting access to Facebook over fact-checking row

Al Jazeera  

US social media giant says it refused to comply with Russian order to stop fact-checking and content warning labels. Russia has announced it is partially limiting access to Facebook, after the US social media giant said it refused to comply with an order from the Russian authorities to stop fact-checkers and content warning labels on its platforms amid the country’s …

Twitter removes nearly 3,500 ‘state-backed’ propaganda accounts
3 years, 1 month ago

Twitter removes nearly 3,500 ‘state-backed’ propaganda accounts

Al Jazeera  

Most of the accounts were linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s narrative over its treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Twitter says it has removed 3,465 accounts operating as “state-backed information operations” that it linked to six countries: China, Mexico, Russia, Tanzania, Uganda and Venezuela. In Uganda, Twitter removed the network of 418 accounts “engaged in coordinated inauthentic activity” in support …

Belarus set up fake accounts to inflame migrants: Facebook’s Meta
3 years, 1 month ago

Belarus set up fake accounts to inflame migrants: Facebook’s Meta

Al Jazeera  

Meta report says the Belarusian KGB set up dozens of fake accounts to stir up migrant crisis on the border with Poland. Facebook’s parent company Meta has linked the Belarusian KGB to the setting up of dozens of fake social media accounts of people posing as journalists and activists to stir up a migrant crisis on the border of Belarus …

Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda

Associated Press  

A disinformation network with ties to China used hundreds of fake social media accounts — including one belonging to a fictitious Swiss biologist — to spread an unfounded claim that the U.S. pressured scientists to blame China for the coronavirus, Facebook said Wednesday. In all, Meta removed about 600 accounts on Facebook and Instagram that were linked to the network, …

Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A disinformation network with ties …

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims

NPR  

Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Wednesday it has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages and groups connected to a Chinese influence operation spreading COVID-19 disinformation, including an account purporting to be …

Like Fake Accounts, Facebook Will Also Shut Real Accounts Engaging in Trolling: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Like Fake Accounts, Facebook Will Also Shut Real Accounts Engaging in Trolling: Report

News 18  

Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts, the company told Reuters. Facebook said it now plans to take this same network-level approach with groups of coordinated real accounts that systemically break …

Facebook bans firm behind Pfizer, AstraZeneca smear campaign
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook bans firm behind Pfizer, AstraZeneca smear campaign

Live Mint  

Providence: Facebook said Tuesday that it has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating out of Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca. The fake accounts targeted audiences in India, Latin America and, to a lesser extent, the U.S., using several social media platforms including Facebook …

Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vax messages
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook removes Russian network that targeted influencers to peddle anti-vax messages

CNN  

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the Covid-19 jabs. The company’s investigators called the campaign a “disinformation laundromat,” creating misleading articles and petitions on forums like Reddit, Medium and Change.org, and using fake accounts on platforms …

Facebook bans firm behind smearing COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, AstraZeneca
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook bans firm behind smearing COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, AstraZeneca

Daily Mail  

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency emanating from Russia that tried to pay social media influencers to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the social network said on Tuesday. Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a disinformation network operating out of Russia that sought to smear COVID-19 vaccines made by …

Facebook Removes Russian Network That Targeted Influencers to Peddle Anti-vax Messages
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Removes Russian Network That Targeted Influencers to Peddle Anti-vax Messages

News 18  

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed a network of accounts from Russia that it linked to a marketing firm which aimed to enlist influencers to push anti-vaccine content about the COVID-19 jabs. The company's investigators called the campaign a "disinformation laundromat," creating misleading articles and petitions on forums like Reddit, Medium and Change.org, and using fake accounts on platforms …

Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists
3 years, 9 months ago

Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists

NPR  

Chinese Hackers Made Fake Facebook Profiles, Apps To Spy On Uyghur Activists Enlarge this image toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP Chinese hackers used fake Facebook profiles and spoof websites to target Uyghur activists with spy malware, the social media company announced on Wednesday. Using various cyber espionage tactics, Facebook said, members of Earth Empusa or Evil Eye sought out …

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