đ© Our May newsletter is out! It talks about our work with the @[email protected] Foundation, #FacebookHustles, and more.
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https://sh1.sendinblue.com/3g9damjxzlxpfe.html?t=1714737847
Last year, our team exposed a large-scale scam operation, recruiting its victims on Facebook through ads. Its name? #FacebookHustles.
đ Watch this video to understand the three main steps it follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiLBFOgCrvk
â Almost one year later, similar ads can still easily be found on Meta's services: https://checkfirst.network/facebook-hustles-continued-european-commission-cracks-down-on-meta-for-letting-fraudulent-ads-through/
En pleine campagne des élections européennes, et dans le contexte de la guerre en Ukraine, les opérations de désinformation et cyberattaques de la Russie contre les pays européens se multiplient. Sommes-nous bien protégés ? C'est le sujet cette semaine de notre débat dans l'émission Ici l'Europe, sur France 24 et Public Sénat.
The cat and mouse game is not efficient enough. Checkfirst's @gkuster on France 24 talked about digital threats on EU elections.
He discussed our investigations #FacebookHustles and #UpNextReport, reminding that Youtube favored far-right content during the Finnish Presidential race.đ» —ïž
https://www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9missions/ici-l-europe/20240322-menace-sur-les-%C3%A9lections-europ%C3%A9ennes-l-ue-cible-d-intox-et-de-cyberattaques
L'hĂ©micycle europĂ©en craint dâĂȘtre la cible dâopĂ©rations de dĂ©sinformation et de cyberattaques Ă lâapproche des Ă©lections europĂ©ennes, en juin prochain. En pleine guerre en Ukraine, la Russie intensifie son entreprise de dĂ©stabilisation, mais dâautres puissances Ă©trangĂšres, comme la Chine entre autres, sont Ă©galement Ă la manĆuvre pour affaiblir lâEurope. Et leurs fausses informations sont souvent relayĂ©es Ă lâintĂ©rieur du club europĂ©en par des partis extrĂ©mistes.
In an extensive month-long investigation, our team has unearthed a large-scale scam operation, recruiting its victims on Facebook through ads. This eye-opening discovery not only reveals the sheer scale of the problem but also underscores the urgent need for platforms to take responsibility in enforcing their own rules, especially ahead of the implementation of the DSA. The scam, which involves over 1,500 ads and a network of deceitful media sites, targets unsuspecting users with the promise of lucrative investments, leading to significant financial and personal harm.
Didn't get the chance to hear @gkuster talking about #FacebookHustles, our investigation on a large-scale scam operation impersonating #media organizations to lure victims into a (fake) get-rich-quick scheme? Watch the replay: https://checkfirst.network/watch-the-replay-edmo-belux-lunch-lecture-facebook-hustles/
Many thanks to EDMO Belux for welcoming us for this Lunch Lecture!
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