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Thousands of Facebook accounts stolen by phishing emails sent through Google

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STIX ID: report--dddf3a07-1d2c-5113-a640-d087c58eb1ba

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-05-04

Date Updated: 2026-05-22

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Researchers uncovered a long-running phishing campaign that leverages Google AppSheet to send emails that bypass common email authentication and appear as legitimate Facebook notifications; the operation — attributed to actors in Vietnam — has compromised around 30,000 primarily business and ad-related Facebook accounts, which are then used for fraud, malicious ads, or sold, with stolen credentials processed via Telegram-based infrastructure.

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