Facebook Takes Down Fake Accounts Targeting Ukraine, Warns Of Hacking Attempts Against Ukrainian Public Figures
The topline Facebook Monday announced that it had removed several fake pages, accounts and groups from a disinformation campaign against Ukraine. It also warned about hackers’ increased targeting of Ukrainian public officials as part of the Russian invasion. Fake news websites created fake accounts to claim that Ukraine was a failed state. … [+] hackers attempted to take control of accounts belonging to military and civilian officials in Ukraine. Getty Images Here are some key facts In a statement, the company said in the previous 48 hours it had discovered a “relatively small network” of around 40 accounts, pages and groups on Facebook and Instagram based in Russia and Ukraine which were violating its policy against “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” These fake accounts masqueraded as websites and created false identities with profile photos generated by artificial intelligence. The fake accounts could be found on many platforms such as Twitter, Telegram, ...