Charlie Stross

Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-takes-down-massive-bot-farm-seizes-150-000-sim-cards/

"The bots were used to push Russian propaganda justifying Russia's war in Ukraine, to disseminate illegal content and personal information, and in various other fraudulent activities."

"In a joint operation, the cyber police and units of the Ukrainian National Police executed 21 search operations in Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, and Lvivand. "

Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards

Cyber ​​Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine dismantled another massive bot farm linked to more than 100 individuals after searches at almost two dozen locations.

BleepingComputer
Jul 20, 2023 at 11:18amWeb
Show threada fading echoJul 20, 2023
@cstross Improves the world for a few weeks.
Show threadRobert AtkinsJul 20, 2023
@cstross That is a lot of SIM cards. Physically rotating them through physical devices sounds like a lot of manual labour too.
Show threadThe Lone Apple 🍎Jul 20, 2023
@cstross Musk will notice a 150K drop in his Twitter followers.
Show threadJohn AppelJul 20, 2023
@cstross I noticed a dramatic drop-off in spam yesterday that made me pretty sure a takedown had occured.
Show threadSedunkerJul 21, 2023
@cstross
…and suddenly Twitter’s traffic drops by half