As part of various campaigns, three separate threat actors used hundreds of intricate fictional personas on Facebook and Instagram to target people in South Asia.
Guy Rosen, chief information security officer at Meta, stated that “each of these APTs heavily relied on social engineering to trick people into clicking on malicious links, downloading malware, or sharing personal information across the internet.” These threat actors did not need to invest as much in malware because of their involvement in social engineering.
The bogus profiles pretended to be recruiters, journalists, or military personnel in addition to employing conventional lures like women looking for a personal relationship read more Meta Uncovers Massive Social Media Cyber Espionage Operations Across South Asia.
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