Dozens of Facebook pages about current events in Libya were linked to malware - CyberScoop

Dozens of Facebook pages about current events in Libya were linked to malware - CyberScoop: Hackers used more than 30 Facebook pages to spread malicious software aimed at social media users following news about Libya, according to new findings. Researchers from the security vendor Check Point on Monday published details about Operation Tripoli, a coordinated campaign in which hackers used a network of seemingly legitimate Facebook pages to dupe users into downloading Windows malware. The pages impersonated people like Khalifa Haftar, the head of the Libyan National Army, militia leaders and a range of political causes urgent in the North African country. Attackers would use the pages to post malicious URLs, disguising the links as news or mobile applications. Facebook removed the pages — which collectively had hundreds of thousands of followers — after notification from researchers, Check Point said. A closer inspection of the attackers’ habits proved that a single account, known as “Dexter Ly,” was behind much of the activity, researchers said. It’s …

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