The BBC and Twitter moved quickly yesterday to remove a fake account impersonating the corporation’s Breaking News Twitter page, but not before it had managed to spread an untrue story about the health of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The fake post was picked up by a prominent TV channel in Pakistan, which is aired for a short while as a news flash. It subsequently aired an apology after realizing its error.
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Some fake accounts may even have lots of followers but bot farms are sometimes used to add fake followers...."
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