Scammers appear to be hacking verified Meta accounts to impersonate the company and run Facebook ads asking users to download shady tools likely with malware
TechCrunch Taylor Hatmaker
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Discussion
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@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
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How did this ad get approved @Meta ? 😬 Verified account impersonating Meta tricking users into downloading shady tools https://twitter.com/...
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@oncescuradu
Radu Oncescu
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@MattNavarra Meta should buy “Meta Verified” for Meta to combat impersonation. 🔥
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@adhutchinson
Andrew Hutchinson
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@MattNavarra Wonder if it's worth the extra $ to compromise the integrity of your platform
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@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
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And this is not an isolated case Here's another verified Facebook Page impersonating Meta Yet Meta has approved it to run this scam ad https://twitter.com/...
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@hegelwcrmcheese
@hegelwcrmcheese
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Whenever I think that no platform could have worse moderation than Twitter, I just go to Facebook and report obvious scam ads and scam accounts. When I receive the inevitable “we didn't remove this post/account” message, I am reminded that, somehow, it actually can get worse
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@chrispcritters
Chris Parker
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A handful of verified Facebook pages were hacked recently and spotted slinging likely malware through ads approved by and purchased through the platform. https://techcrunch.com/...
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@davidgaughran
David Gaughran
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Facebook phishing scams are getting worse - as per @TechCrunch. Hacked pages are now buying ads from Meta too. https://techcrunch.com/...