Incident 205: AI-Generated Profiles Used in Disinformation Campaign Targeting Ukrainians

Description: According to security reports by Meta, fictitious personas with GAN-generated profile pictures were used by people operating in Russia and Ukraine to push a disinformation campaign targeting Ukrainian social media users, and were taken down.

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Alleged: unknown developed an AI system deployed by individuals in the Donbass region , individuals in Russia and media organizations in Crimea, which harmed Ukrainian social media users.

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Incident ID

205

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Incident Date

2022-02-25

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Khoa Lam

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Updates on Our Security Work in Ukraine

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Facebook Blocks ‘Ghostwriter’ Hackers Targeting Ukraine’s Army

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Facebook-owner Meta says Ukraine's military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign

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Meta says it's shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operation

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, our teams have been on high alert to identify emerging threats and respond as quickly as we can. Here are a few updates on our security work.

Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior

In the last 48 hours…

The hacking group linked to the Belarusian government is known for breaking into real news sites to plant fake stories.

Facebook says it has cracked down on a shadow hacking group that’s been ramping up its efforts to hack Ukrainian militar…

Meta Platforms (FB.O) said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians and a journalist, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.

Meta said in the…

Facebook (FB)'s parent Meta said Monday it has caught dozens of fake, pro-Russian accounts, groups and pages across its platforms trying to spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda as the war in Ukraine continues to rage.

Meta's takedown of the inf…

Variants

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