Facebook Sniffs Out Groups of Hackers Based in Bangladesh, Vietnam

Their accounts and pages were removed from its platform

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Facebook took action against two separate groups of hackers, in Bangladesh and Vietnam, removing their accounts and pages from its platform and sharing information that it uncovered with its industry partners.

The group based in Bangladesh targeted local activists, journalists and religious minorities, including some living abroad, compromising their accounts in efforts to have them disabled by Facebook for violating its community standards.

Facebook’s investigation linked the activity to two nonprofits organizations in the country: the Crime Research and Analysis Foundation and Don’s Team (also known as Defense of Nation).

Head of security policy Nathaniel

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