Facebook says a Chinese company used malware to compromise user accounts to run deceptive ads on the social media platform. The company in question is ILikeAd Media International Company Ltd, represented by Chen Xiao Cong and Huang Tao. Facebook says that the defendants employed two tactics to disguise the true goal of their campaign. One method was to use images of celebrities in their ads, also known as ‘celeb bait,’ to trick users into clicking on them. Facebook refunded users that fell victim to these schemes and got their accounts used to run unauthorized ads.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-sues-company-for-hijacking-accounts-to-run-bad-ads/