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A new report from Facebook reveals the company closed down groups of hackers affiliated with the Palestinian security agency that used spyware to target journalists, activists, and government critics.
2 shares Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks after a meeting of the Palestinian leadership, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 22, 2020. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed) Facebook said Wednesday it had disabled accounts used by the Palestinian Authority’s internal intelligence organization to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political opponents. In a report, the US social media giant also said it had identified and disabled “politically motivated” espionage operations by a group believed to be based in Gaza and affiliated with terror group Hamas, th...
Facebook has said in a report on Wednesday that it had banned hundreds of fake accounts involved in a cyber espionage campaign tied to what it said was a cyber wing of...
ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Facebook says it halts hackers tied to Palestinian security Facebook says it has broken up a hacker network linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' intelligence service By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press April 21, 2021, 7:48 PM • 5 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks after a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Facebook says it has broken up a hacker network linked to Palestinian President ...
Facebook Uncloaks A Palestinian Spy Agencyâs Android Hacking Operations Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin WhatsApp has proven popular in Palestinian territories, making the threat of faked versions of the Facebook-owned tool the more dangerous. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images Facebook claims to have uncovered the hacking activities of a Palestinian spy agency known as the Preventive Security Service, saying the agency created a fake secure chat app for Googleâs Android operating system. Itâs the first p...