Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Innovative, Iran-Linked Fake Accounts
Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Innovative, Iran-Linked Fake Accounts
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
May 29, 20196m 24s
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Show Notes
Last August, researchers from the threat intelligence firm FireEye uncovered a vast social media influence campaign, conducted by a network of inauthentic news outlets and fake personas with ties to Iran. Their findings were a stark reminder that these kinds of tactics aren't limited to Russia. Now FireEye has published a sequel of sorts, documenting the evolving methods of disinformation actors are using across social media platforms and other outlets to promote Iranian interests online.
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