An Israeli cyber watchdog said Monday it has uncovered a network of fake online accounts backing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and slandering opponents ahead of next week’s general election.
In a new report the Big Bots Protect, which describes itself as a campaigner against social media abuse, said posts used “lies, libel and rumormongering” to attack Netanyahu’s challengers.
It found over 130,000 tweets from “hundreds of fake or anonymous accounts” without names or profile pictures, which did not identify themselves as linked to Netanyahu’s Likud party.
Source: SecurityWeek