Meta (Facezuck) Tries More Adulting
January 6, 2022
Facebook is one of the biggest purveyors of possibly questionable information and malware during the pandemic and into the present day. The social media’s platform has been to slap bandaids over its problems, however, that does not prevent Facebook from hemorrhaging blood. TechDirt states that Facebook could be turning a corner and becoming a more responsible company: “Facebook Blocks Seven Malware Purveyors, Deletes Hundreds Of Accounts, Notifies 50,000 Potential Hacking Targets.”
Malware purveyors, including Israel-based company NSO Group, are facing lawsuits from Facebook and Apple. These large tech companies are upset that these bad acting companies exploited their technology to hack average consumers as well as journalists, religious leaders, and activist:
“Facebook has disrupted the operations of seven different spyware-making companies, blocking their Internet infrastructure, sending cease and desist letters, and banning them from its platform. ‘As a result of our months-long investigation, we took action against seven different surveillance-for-hire entities to disrupt their ability to use their digital infrastructure to abuse social media platforms and enable surveillance of people across the internet,’ said Director of Threat Disruption David Agranovich and Head of Cyber Espionage Investigations Mike Dvilyanski. ‘These surveillance providers are based in China, Israel, India, and North Macedonia. They targeted people in over 100 countries around the world on behalf of their clients.’”
In total, there are seven companies, one hundred countries, 1,500 Facebook/Instagram accounts, and 50,000 potential victims involved with the lawsuit. Facebook alerted the 50,000 accounts. When Facebook and other tech companies deny these bad acting companies access to data, they are halting the supply chain.
Many of the malware companies are based in Israel. The Israeli government funds some specialized software firms. Even Meta does not relish more bad press.
Whitney Grace, January 6, 2022
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