Meta Platforms Inc. (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) announced on Wednesday the removal of 63,000 accounts associated with the Nigerian cybercrime scene, which were engaged in financial sextortion scams targeting users in the United States.
In its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report on Wednesday, Meta stated that the removed accounts also included a smaller coordinated network of approximately 2,500 accounts, which were linked to a group of about 20 individuals.
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