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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts Involved In "Sextortion" Scams From Nigeria
- Thursday July 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
They targeted primarily adult men in the US and used fake accounts to mask their identities Meta said in a statement
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Vidya Balan Files FIR Against Instagram Account Extorting Money In Her Name
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Mumbai News | Asian News International
Actor Vidya Balan had lodged an FIR against an unknown person with Mumbai Police for creating a fake Instagram account in her name and asking for money from people.
- www.ndtv.com
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Vidya Balan Files Police Complaint Against Fake Instagram Account Extorting Money In Her Name
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Entertainment | Asian News International
According to Mumbai police, an unknown person who created an identical Instagram ID asked people for money by assuring them of jobs
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar Warn Against Daughter Sitara's Fake Instagram Account
- Saturday February 10, 2024
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
Namrata Shirodkar stated that the fraudsters had been sending trading and investment links to other users, posing as Sitara
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Thought It Was Fake Account": Virat Kohli Reveals How Message From Novak Djokovic Left Him Stunned
- Sunday January 14, 2024
- Asian News International
Virat Kohli thought of sending a message to Novak Djokovic on Instagram but already had a message from the tennis star in his DM.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Lokesh Kanagaraj On Fake Facebook Account: "Only Available On Twitter And Instagram"
- Wednesday December 13, 2023
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
In October, Lokesh Kanagaraj's latest film, Leo, starring Vijay in the lead role, made a great impact at the box office
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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''Thank You Meta'': Israel After Mark Zuckerberg Calls Hamas Attacks ''Pure Evil''
- Sunday October 15, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Israel's official X account on Saturday thanked Mark Zuckerberg for his stance on Hamas attacks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Man Arrested For Creating Fake Instagram Account Of Ex-Girlfriend
- Sunday March 5, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly creating a fake Instagram account of his former girlfriend and using her father's picture to send obscene messages to her relatives to take revenge, police said on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ghaziabad Man Arrested For Posting Delhi Woman's Morphed Pics On Instagram
- Thursday March 2, 2023
- Delhi News | Asian News International
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly creating multiple Instagram accounts of a woman from Delhi and uploading her morphed pictures.
- www.ndtv.com
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Man Arrested For Posting Fake Obscene Photos Of Delhi Woman On Instagram
- Wednesday March 1, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 23-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested for allegedly creating multiple Instagram accounts of a Delhi woman and uploading her morphed pictures, police said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meta Takes Down Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory's Accounts Along With 900 Chinese Fake Accounts
- Friday December 16, 2022
- Press Trust of India
Meta has removed over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the social media firm said in a report. The company also said that it took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- Reuters
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Instagram Account Hacked, Linked to Fake Elon Musk Crypto Account
- Monday August 1, 2022
- Gadgets 360 with Inputs from ANI
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Instagram account was hacked on Monday, after which a promotional tweet related to cryptocurrency was shared on his account. The profile of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman was also updated with a link to a fake crypto account of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Pakistan government officials claimed that...
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts Involved In "Sextortion" Scams From Nigeria
- Thursday July 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
They targeted primarily adult men in the US and used fake accounts to mask their identities Meta said in a statement
- www.ndtv.com
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Vidya Balan Files FIR Against Instagram Account Extorting Money In Her Name
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Mumbai News | Asian News International
Actor Vidya Balan had lodged an FIR against an unknown person with Mumbai Police for creating a fake Instagram account in her name and asking for money from people.
- www.ndtv.com
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Vidya Balan Files Police Complaint Against Fake Instagram Account Extorting Money In Her Name
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Entertainment | Asian News International
According to Mumbai police, an unknown person who created an identical Instagram ID asked people for money by assuring them of jobs
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar Warn Against Daughter Sitara's Fake Instagram Account
- Saturday February 10, 2024
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
Namrata Shirodkar stated that the fraudsters had been sending trading and investment links to other users, posing as Sitara
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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"Thought It Was Fake Account": Virat Kohli Reveals How Message From Novak Djokovic Left Him Stunned
- Sunday January 14, 2024
- Asian News International
Virat Kohli thought of sending a message to Novak Djokovic on Instagram but already had a message from the tennis star in his DM.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Lokesh Kanagaraj On Fake Facebook Account: "Only Available On Twitter And Instagram"
- Wednesday December 13, 2023
- Entertainment | Edited by NDTV Movies News Desk
In October, Lokesh Kanagaraj's latest film, Leo, starring Vijay in the lead role, made a great impact at the box office
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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''Thank You Meta'': Israel After Mark Zuckerberg Calls Hamas Attacks ''Pure Evil''
- Sunday October 15, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Israel's official X account on Saturday thanked Mark Zuckerberg for his stance on Hamas attacks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Man Arrested For Creating Fake Instagram Account Of Ex-Girlfriend
- Sunday March 5, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly creating a fake Instagram account of his former girlfriend and using her father's picture to send obscene messages to her relatives to take revenge, police said on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ghaziabad Man Arrested For Posting Delhi Woman's Morphed Pics On Instagram
- Thursday March 2, 2023
- Delhi News | Asian News International
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly creating multiple Instagram accounts of a woman from Delhi and uploading her morphed pictures.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Man Arrested For Posting Fake Obscene Photos Of Delhi Woman On Instagram
- Wednesday March 1, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A 23-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested for allegedly creating multiple Instagram accounts of a Delhi woman and uploading her morphed pictures, police said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meta Takes Down Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory's Accounts Along With 900 Chinese Fake Accounts
- Friday December 16, 2022
- Press Trust of India
Meta has removed over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the social media firm said in a report. The company also said that it took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- Reuters
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Instagram Account Hacked, Linked to Fake Elon Musk Crypto Account
- Monday August 1, 2022
- Gadgets 360 with Inputs from ANI
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Instagram account was hacked on Monday, after which a promotional tweet related to cryptocurrency was shared on his account. The profile of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman was also updated with a link to a fake crypto account of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Pakistan government officials claimed that...
- www.gadgets360.com