- 41 U.S. States called on Meta Platforms to take action against hackers and scammers who were taking over Instagram and Facebook accounts to address a growing number of hijacking attacks in recent months.
- Scammers have been reportedly accessing accounts, changing credentials, interacting with private messages, and posing as legitimate users to indulge in deceptive practices with the public and people in the contacts list.
Attorneys general from 41 states, including Washington D.C., sent a joint letter to Meta Platforms this week urging the tech giant to reexamine its security policies and take action against hackers and scammers who have taken part in Facebook and Instagram account takeovers.
Attorney generals from Arizona, Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, Colorado, the District of Columbia, California, Florida, Delaware, Hawaii, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, and Wisconsin have all…
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