Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what ...

Many of the accounts were linked to criminal groups operating in South East Asia, the social media giant said.

In a significant move to combat the growing threat of online fraud, Meta has taken decisive action against scam activity on ...

Scam groups use fake investments, crypto fraud, and social media manipulation to deceive victims across platforms like ...

Andy Stone, a spokesman for Meta, said that addressing scams on its platforms requires collaboration between banks, governments, law enforcement and telecom companies.

If you've noticed an increase in suspicious job offers and fraudulent messages on WhatsApp recently, you're not alone.

"It's alarming to see how easy investment scam ads — which have cost some consumers their life savings — can be created and disseminated on Meta platforms," said Bonta in a news release.

The paper noted that Meta is "reluctant" to add friction to its ad-buying process and that the company "balks" at banning advertisers, even those with a history of conducting scams.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is struggling to control the rise of cyber scams on its platforms and is a " cornerstone of the internet fraud economy," the Wall ...

A group of 42 state attorneys general are calling on Meta to curb the rise of investment scams on Facebook that fraudulently use the images of Warren Buffett and other famous figures, New York ...