Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Innovative, Iran-Linked Fake Accounts
| Title | Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Innovative, Iran-Linked Fake Accounts |
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Lily Hay Newman |
| Secondary Authors | Nathaniel Gleicher, Lee Foster |
| Newspaper | Wired |
| Section | Security |
| Keywords | Articles of Interest, C3E 2019, Cognitive Security, Cognitive Security in Cyber, Facebook, FireEye, science of security |
| Abstract | This article pertains to cognitive security and human behavior. Facebook announced a recent takedown of 51 Facebook accounts, 36 Facebook pages, seven Facebook groups and three Instagram accounts that it says were all involved in coordinated "inauthentic behavior." Facebook says the activity originated geographically from Iran. |
| URL | https://www.wired.com/story/iran-linked-fake-accounts-facebook-twitter/ |
| Citation Key | node-62369 |