Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has just announced that it has taken legal action against two Nigerian scammers. According to the American company, these two men launched several phishing campaigns that targeted users of the two social networks mentioned.
Meta has decided to take up arms against the authors of phishing campaigns. Recently, the Californian company announced its desire to put an end to the scams that flood Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. To do this, Meta filed a federal lawsuit in a California court in December 2021.
According to data from Facebook’s parent company, the volume of phishing attacks targeting its users has increased drastically since March 2021. In an attempt to stem the phenomenon, Meta security teams suspended thousands of URLs that led to phishing sites. Thus, no less than 39,000 websites have impersonated the login pages of all of Meta’s social networks.
However, the company’s litigation director Jessica Romero explained that the identity of the operators of these campaigns was difficult to find. However, we have just learned that Meta has taken legal action against two men for their alleged role in the aforementioned scams. These two individuals, who reside in Nigeria, lured Instagram and Facebook users to phishing sites between March 2020 and October 2021 to retrieve their personal information and credentials.
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Meta sues two crooks
According to details from Meta, the two scammers used a network of more than 800 fake Facebook and Instagram accounts. The multinational confirms that it has taken several measures against the two individuals, deactivating all the fake Facebook and Instagram accounts and sending them several cease and desist letters.
Separately, the company and service provider Chime Financial has also filed a lawsuit against the two men for having usurped the identity and image of the company in their scam. “Online impersonation is prohibited in all Meta technologies, and we will continue to take steps to protect people who use our technologies.” said Meta.
As a reminder, the company is still mired in the controversy around the remarks of Mark Zuckerberg who threatened to close Facebook and Instagram in Europe. Unsurprisingly, Meta confirmed its wish to stay on the Old Continent, assuring its CEO’s words were twisted.
Source: Security Week
