New York (CNN Business) Facebook said Thursday it had identified and shut down a network of fake accounts that included fictitious personas it said were tied to Russian military intelligence. According to US prosecutors, in 2016, Russian military intelligence used fake online personas and set up a website and a Facebook account for "DC Leaks," a page that publicized and distributed hacked emails tied to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Russia was responsible for the hacking, US prosecutors said. Gleicher said Facebook has not seen specific evidence of a so-called "hack and leak" operation but said "we do think, and I think a number of experts think, realistically this is one of the threats we should be ready for." Facebook said the accounts it had shut down had been primarily focused on "the Far East, Russia's neighboring countries, and Syria."

Source: CNN September 24, 2020 18:56 UTC