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Interpol Chief's Identity Spoofed On Facebook

Posted by timothy on from the 304-other-criminals-liked-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ronald Noble, Interpol's Secretary General, has revealed that cybercriminals have opened two fake Facebook accounts using his name and used them to gather sensitive information. 'One of the impersonators was using this profile to obtain information on fugitives targeted during our recent Operation Infra Red,' Noble said. 'This Operation was bringing investigators from 29 member countries at the Interpol General Secretariat to exchange information on international fugitives and lead to more than 130 arrests in 32 countries.'"

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  1. I don't get it by something_wicked_thi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How does spoofing his identity on Facebook help? Was someone dumb enough to send confidential information regarding a criminal investigation to one of these spoof users via Facebook? Please tell me that's not the case. But the article is short on details and I can't think of any other way such a spoof would cause any kind of leak.

    1. Re:I don't get it by Nursie · · Score: 4, Insightful

      My thoughts exactly.

      If this scam actually netted them any info then whoever provided it needs to be hung out to dry. This is ridiculous in the extreme.

    2. Re:I don't get it by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Was someone dumb enough to...

      The answer to that question, however you end it, is most often "Yes".