Chinese Hacker Group Hijacked Facebook Accounts Using SilentFade Malware, Report Says


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A Chinese hacker group swindled over millions from Facebook users with sophisticated malware attacks. Facebook's security team revealed that the gang used a combination of techniques to compromise user accounts and posted fake ads on behalf of them to sell phony products. Despite the short run — between late 2018 and February 2019 — before Facebook's security team caught them in the act, the group made over $4 million. The group targeted users with Windows malware, named SilentFade, malicious scripts and browser injections to overtake users' Facebook accounts. Through the planted malware, they stole Facebook usernames and passwords and checked...