Misinformation on Israel-Gaza violence prompts Facebook 24-hour tracking program
The death toll continues to rise.
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Smoke billows from a fire following Israeli airstrikes on multiple targets in Gaza City, early on May 16, 2021. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images) Technology -
A rattlesnake is seen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 12, 2019. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) Technology Facebook tackles hacking groups with apparent ties to Palestine, Hamas
Facebook said it took steps to halt hackers associated with Hamas, as well as Palestine’s Preventive Security Service.
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(Isriya Paireepairit / Flickr) Geopolitics Facebook scrubbed accounts related to QAnon and a designated hate group in April
The takedowns were part of a broader effort that included not just QAnon, but also inauthentic behavior from Russia, Iran and elsewhere.
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In the last month alone, hackers tied to the Syrian government have leveraged at least 71 new malicious Android applications using coronavirus lures. (Getty Images) Privacy Syrian government surveillance campaign turns to spreading malware in coronavirus apps
In a long-running surveillance campaign, coronavirus is just the latest disguise for malicious spyware applications.
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Stickers bearing the Facebook logo at the F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam) Geopolitics A French page impersonating Politico was nabbed in Facebook’s latest takedown
It was the latest in Facebook’s monthly updates about posts that violate the company’s rules.
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A policeman in front of Rome’s Trevi Fountain. More than 7,500 people in Italy have died from the novel coronavirus. (Getty Images) Technology Hackers target mobile users in Italy and Spain, taking advantage of coronavirus hot spots
It’s a reminder of the cruel opportunism with which many cybercriminals approach the crisis.
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An app that looks like Johns Hopkins COVID-19 outbreak map is actually being used for spyware in Libya. (Johns Hopkins/Photo Mosh/Scoop News Group) Technology Surveillance campaign against Libyans uses fake Johns Hopkins COVID-19-tracking map
Mobile security firm Lookout has traced a malicious Android application to what it says is a campaign to spy on people in Libya.
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(Pixabay) Technology Facebook takes down inauthentic accounts from India, Egypt
One of the campaigns is a reboot of an earlier network, showing takedowns might not be enough.
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(Pixabay) Technology Accounts focused on African politics are linked to a Russian tycoon, Facebook says
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Putin ally, has been focused on raising the Kremlin’s profile in Africa.
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Technology Dozens of Facebook pages about current events in Libya were linked to malware
Facebook removed the pages — which collectively had hundreds of thousands of followers — after notification from researchers, Check Point said.