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Facebook Busts Palestinian Hackers’ Operation Spreading Mobile Spyware

Facebook said it took steps to dismantle malicious activities perpetrated by two state-sponsored hacking groups operating out of Palestine. The social media giant attributed the attacks to a network connected to the Preventive Security Service (PSS), the security apparatus of the State of Palestine, and another threat actor known as Arid Viper. The groups appear to have leveraged the platform as a springboard to launch a variety of social engineering attacks in an attempt to lure people into clicking on malicious links and installing malware on their devices.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/facebook-busts-palestinian-hackers.html

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