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Facebook Busts Shadowy Hacker Groups Targeting Palestinian Politicos

‘TACTICAL SHIFT’

Facebook cracked down on two separate hacking campaigns aimed at Palestinian officials that relied on hackers tricking victims into installing malicious apps on their phones.

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Facebook has uncovered two hacking groups targeting a range of officials on opposite sides of the political divide in Palestinian politics.

On Wednesday, Facebook’s security team announced that it had disrupted a hacking effort linked to the Palestinian Authority-controlled intelligence agency, the Preventive Security Service (PSS), and a campaign targeting the...

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