Facebook filed two separate legal actions against perpetrators who abused its ad platform to run deceptive advertisements in violation of the company’s Terms and Advertising Policies. A marketing company, N&J USA Incorporated, promoted the sale of merchandise such as clothing, watches, and toys through misleading ads that, when clicked, redirected users to other e-commerce websites. Four Vietnamese nationals are accused of exploiting a technique called cookie theft to take over accounts of employees of advertising and marketing agencies, using them to run unauthorized ads worth $36 million.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/facebook-sues-4-vietnamese-for-hacking.html