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While furiously trying to put out one fire — fake news — the social media giant is dealing with another, growing threat: spies for hire.

(CTN News) - Meta has sent out alerts regarding eight spyware companies from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Italy, and Spain operating.............

Meta uncovers a range of international spyware firms are actively targeting users across iOS, Android, and Windows devices.

In July 2021, someone sent Google a batch of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and PCs running Microsoft Defender. More than a year later in November 2022, Google’s Threat Analysis Group, the company’s team that investigates government-backed threats, published a blog post analyzing those exploits and the Heliconia framework. Google’s researchers concluded that the code belonged to Variston, a Barcelona-based startup that was unknown to the public.

Eight spyware firms in Spain, Italy, and the United Arab Emirates including Variston IT, Mollitiam Industries, TrueL IT, Cy4Gate, RCS Labs, Negg Group, IPS Intelligence, and Protect Electronic Systems had their networks of fraudulent accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp dismantled by Meta during the last three months of 2023 as part of its efforts to crack down on spyware, reports CyberScoop.