Facebook is encouraging Ukrainians to protect their accounts.
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Facebook’s parent company Meta said late Sunday that hackers are increasingly targeting Ukrainian military officials and journalists to spread disinformation. Hackers tied to an operation known as “Ghostwriter” compromised some Ukrainian Facebook accounts, but Meta said it wasn’t naming the victims to protect their privacy.”We detected attempts to target people on Facebook and post YouTube videos portraying Ukrainian troops as weak and surrendering to Russia,” said David Agranovich, director of global threat disruption at Meta, at a virtual press conference. The threats underscores the variety …
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