OKLAHOMA CITY (March 6, 2024) -- Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) asking for a data security review following major increases in scammers taking over accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
Account takeovers take place when bad actors break into a user’s account, change the password and effectively hijack the account, blocking out the rightful owner. Scammers also can steal personal information, read private messages and pose as the user to scam contacts.
“Scammers have been taking over accounts on a variety of social media platforms for quite some time, but the massive increase we have seen on Meta-owned platforms during the past few years is alarming,” Drummond said. “Meta owes its users a comprehensive review of data security practices and an increased investment in mitigation strategies.”
