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Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Darteyyyy(m): 4:29pm On Feb 09, 2022 |
Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has filed a joint lawsuit with Chime, a financial technology and digital banking company, against two Nigerian individuals who allegedly used Instagram and Facebook accounts to impersonate Chime and target its users in phishing attacks. The two defendants, Arafat Eniola Arowokoko and Arowokoko Afeez Opeyemi, presumably used a network of at least five Facebook accounts and over 800 Instagram accounts to impersonate the fintech company, attempting to take over customers' accounts. With the help of these accounts, they lured potential targets to Chime-branded phishing websites to harvest Chime credentials (email and password) and hijack the victims' accounts. One such phishing website is still online at chime62.godaddysites[.]com, asking visitors to enter their phone number, email, Social Security Number, and Chime password. The end goal of the scheme was to withdraw money out of hijacked Chime accounts without the victims' knowledge. These phishing websites prompted users to enter their Chime usernames and passwords to compromise users' Chime member accounts and withdraw funds. "Since June 2020, Meta has taken multiple enforcement actions against Defendants for violating its Terms, including as recently as October 22, 2021," according to the joint complaint Meta and Chime filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Meta disabled Facebook and Instagram accounts used to impersonate Chine and blocked the phishing websites from its services. On July 9, it also sent cease-and-desist letters notifying the two defendants that their conduct violated the platforms' terms and revoking their Facebook and Instagram access. "Nonetheless, Defendants continued to create new Chime-impersonating accounts. In total, between June 5, 2020, and October 22, 2021, Meta disabled more than 800 Facebook and Instagram accounts and blocked phishing websites associated with Defendants and their scheme from being accessed on Facebook and Instagram." This action is part of a broader series of lawsuits filed by Meta against threat actors abusing its platform for malicious purposes and targeting its users. For instance, Meta filed a lawsuit in December against the operators of over 39,000 phishing sites targeting Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users. The same month, Meta also announced that it disrupted the operations of seven spyware-making companies by blocking their infrastructure on its platform, sending cease and desist letters, and banning their accounts. Source: https://www.9jalinks.com/comments/index/40454
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Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by athaboi(f): 4:32pm On Feb 09, 2022 |
Nigerians and crime 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Goldbw122(m): 4:34pm On Feb 09, 2022 |
Hmm |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Goldbw122(m): 4:34pm On Feb 09, 2022 |
athaboi:They just love destroying our image. |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Haakeem(m): 4:35pm On Feb 09, 2022 |
Scamgeria my beloved country. |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Dollarremix(m): 6:39pm On Feb 09, 2022 |
Please do. Justice to the bastard's 1 Like |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by HopeNeverDies: 8:04am On Feb 10, 2022 |
Damnnn!!!! Dem Loose guard am... So unfortunate.. |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by FuckDModz: 8:06am On Feb 10, 2022 |
Ewedu headslammers are at it again... Very lazy bastards! |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Fahdiga(m): 8:39am On Feb 10, 2022 |
Thatfairguy1 was finally caught |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Jefferyoakley: 8:42am On Feb 10, 2022 |
My country ![]() |
Re: Facebook (meta) Sues 2 Nigerians Behind Facebook, Instagram Phishing by Victerica(m): 1:46pm On Feb 10, 2022 |
Wickedness in high places |
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