Taliban Lures Australian Soldiers With Sexy Fake Facebook Profiles
Remember when a BBC investigation showed that a large portion of Facebook profiles are fake? Now we know what some of them have been up to. A report from Australia shows that the Taliban has been luring secrets out of soldiers by using fake Facebook profiles featuring photos of sexy women.
Remember when a BBC investigation showed that a large portion of Facebook profiles are fake? Now we know what some of them have been up to. A report from Australia shows that the Taliban has been luring secrets out of soldiers by using fake Facebook profiles featuring photos of sexy women.
Australian soldiers are briefed on the dangers of Facebook and social media, but some still slip up and potentially jeopardize missions. The report said geotagging and talking with friends and relatives about operations can lead to soldiers’ deaths.
Additionally, the Australian government noted that the Taliban has been creating profiles of attractive women who befriend Aussie soldiers and convince them to give up details:
Many of the 1577 Defence members surveyed for the review had no awareness of the risk, it said, adding that 58 percent of Defence staff had no social media training.
Surveyed troops said social media open “a whole can...
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