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Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams


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2024-07-25 11:27:24
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Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams.
"These included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts that we were able to link to a group of around 20 individuals," the company said. "They targeted primarily adult men in the U.S. and used fake accounts to mask



Source: TheHackerNews
Source Link: https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/meta-removes-63000-instagram-accounts.html


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