DannyMac@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoUkraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cardswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkUkraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cardswww.bleepingcomputer.comDannyMac@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square182fedilink
minus-squareInternetTubes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoThat’s a million in SIM cards. And then people still go and mock anyone who dares suggest that troll factories are present in discussions.
minus-squareBlursty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat do they do with these SIM cards?
minus-squareSomeSphinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoFrom what I gather here in the comments, they use the sim cards to make the bots look like they’re actually posting from where the farm is located, since using a VPN would not be sufficient to hide their tracks.
That’s a million in SIM cards. And then people still go and mock anyone who dares suggest that troll factories are present in discussions.
What do they do with these SIM cards?
From what I gather here in the comments, they use the sim cards to make the bots look like they’re actually posting from where the farm is located, since using a VPN would not be sufficient to hide their tracks.