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Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown

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Feed Name: The Hacker News

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2026-03-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-24

Author: [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Meta disabled over 150,000 accounts tied to organized scam centers in Southeast Asia and worked with international authorities (resulting in 21 arrests); the company also announced new AI-powered warnings and scam-detection tooling, while the UK launched an Online Crime Centre and wider anti-fraud strategy to disrupt large-scale scam operations.

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