- May 4, 2019
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Hackers that appear to be acting in the interest of China’s government have been hijacking and using fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to push narratives denigrating the Hong Kong protests, according to research from Graphika.
Named “Spamouflage Dragon,” the people behind the campaign attempted to avoid detection algorithms by posting a small amount of political content interspersed with higher volumes of spam, such as cat and landscape pictures, TikTok videos and sports content. Twitter and Facebook accounts in the spam network also have been interspersing political postings with inspirational quotes as well as food and travel content.
Research outs poorly constructed disinfo campaign aimed at Hong Kong protests
Hackers that appear to be acting in the interest of China’s government have been hijacking and using fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, according to Graphika research.
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