Tuesday, 1 March 2022

A Russia-linked hacking group broke into Facebook accounts and posted fake footage of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering, Meta says

A Russia-linked hacking group broke into Facebook accounts and posted fake footage of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering, Meta says

Meta said in a press release Sunday it detected and removed two disinformation campaigns run by groups in Russia and Ukraine. Russian troops began an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. One of the campaigns was being perpetrated by Ghostwriter, a Russia-linked hacking and disinformation group. Meta said Ghostwriter gained access to real people's Facebook accounts where it then posted disinformation.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-russia-linked-hacking-group-fake-footage-ukraine-surrender-2022-2?source=Snapzu

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