Brazil Hope Federation Denounces Cyber Attack Against PT Candidates in Bahia
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The Brazil Hope Federation, comprising PT, PCdoB, and PV, reported a cyber attack on Saturday, August 1st, targeting the Instagram profiles of Bahia's governor Jerônimo Rodrigues, senator Jaques Wagner, and former minister Rui Costa, all from PT. The attack involved sending over 70,000 fake followers of Asian origin to their profiles within five hours. The Federation closed the profiles and filed a police report with Bahia's Cyber Crimes Delegation. They suspect the attack aims to create a narrative of buying followers and induce Meta to suspend the accounts during the electoral period.
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