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Facebook Shut Down Malware That Hijacked Accounts to Run Ads – Trading U
Usually when you hear about malicious activity on Facebook it’s tied up in geopolitical skulduggery of some sort. But on Thursday the company detailed a
Usually when you hear about malicious activity on Facebook it’s tied up in geopolitical skulduggery of some sort. But on Thursday the company detailed a campaign out of China that wasn’t focused on disinformation or stealing account data. The hackers instead stole user credentials and gained access to their accounts toward a different goal: hawking diet pills, sexual health products, and fake designer handbags, shoes, and sunglasses.
Once inside a compromised Facebook user’s account, the attack…
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