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BJP Leader Manoj Tiwari Files Police Complaint Against Fake Facebook Account
- Saturday January 31, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
BJP Lok Sabha MP Manoj Tiwari has filed a police complaint against a "fake" Facebook account in his name.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
- Friday December 19, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts Involved In "Sextortion" Scams From Nigeria
- Thursday July 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
They targeted primarily adult men in the US and used fake accounts to mask their identities Meta said in a statement
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www.ndtv.com
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Lokesh Kanagaraj On Fake Facebook Account: "Only Available On Twitter And Instagram"
- Wednesday December 13, 2023
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
In October, Lokesh Kanagaraj's latest film, Leo, starring Vijay in the lead role, made a great impact at the box office
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India
- Tuesday December 5, 2023
- India News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
A recent report by Meta has highlighted the growing menace of fake Facebook accounts originating from China spreading fake news about India.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Facebook Accounts From China "Evolving" In Push For Influence: Meta
- Tuesday July 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Networks of fake Facebook accounts run from China are "evolving" and adopting new tactics in their quest to sow discord overseas, the social media platform told Australian lawmakers today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Takes Down Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory's Accounts Along With 900 Chinese Fake Accounts
- Friday December 16, 2022
- Press Trust of India
Meta has removed over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the social media firm said in a report. The company also said that it took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- Reuters
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Reviews Psychological Warfare Operations After Reports of Fake Accounts Promoting Pro-West Disinformation
- Wednesday September 21, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
The US Department of Defense is reviewing its psychological warfare operations following reports of Twitter and Facebook removing nearly 150 US and Britain-origin accounts in July and August engaging in "inauthentic behavior." The accounts came from a series of campaigns over five years rather than one single effort, according to a report by Graphi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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BJP Leader Manoj Tiwari Files Police Complaint Against Fake Facebook Account
- Saturday January 31, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
BJP Lok Sabha MP Manoj Tiwari has filed a police complaint against a "fake" Facebook account in his name.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
- Friday December 19, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts Involved In "Sextortion" Scams From Nigeria
- Thursday July 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
They targeted primarily adult men in the US and used fake accounts to mask their identities Meta said in a statement
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www.ndtv.com
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Lokesh Kanagaraj On Fake Facebook Account: "Only Available On Twitter And Instagram"
- Wednesday December 13, 2023
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
In October, Lokesh Kanagaraj's latest film, Leo, starring Vijay in the lead role, made a great impact at the box office
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India
- Tuesday December 5, 2023
- India News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
A recent report by Meta has highlighted the growing menace of fake Facebook accounts originating from China spreading fake news about India.
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www.ndtv.com
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Fake Facebook Accounts From China "Evolving" In Push For Influence: Meta
- Tuesday July 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Networks of fake Facebook accounts run from China are "evolving" and adopting new tactics in their quest to sow discord overseas, the social media platform told Australian lawmakers today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta Takes Down Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory's Accounts Along With 900 Chinese Fake Accounts
- Friday December 16, 2022
- Press Trust of India
Meta has removed over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the social media firm said in a report. The company also said that it took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- Reuters
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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www.gadgets360.com
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US Reviews Psychological Warfare Operations After Reports of Fake Accounts Promoting Pro-West Disinformation
- Wednesday September 21, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
The US Department of Defense is reviewing its psychological warfare operations following reports of Twitter and Facebook removing nearly 150 US and Britain-origin accounts in July and August engaging in "inauthentic behavior." The accounts came from a series of campaigns over five years rather than one single effort, according to a report by Graphi...
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www.gadgets360.com