Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21)— Did you accidentally click that link to a malicious post from a random Facebook user?
Many Filipino netizens have complained about the malicious tagging spree across the social media platform, which links one to a post containing what seems to be an adult video.
Once the link is accessed, the user will then be asked to install an update to watch the video in full. When clicked, this will result in an automatic and random tagging in the same post of other users, including people who are not part of your Friends list.
The Department of Justice-Office of Cybercrime said on Wednesday that it has raised the matter to Facebook Asia Pacific Legal Law Enforcement Outreach. Facebook said it already took down the page and sanctioned its administrators.
“As of this morning, 11AM of 21, April 2021, the DOJ-OOC received confirmation from Facebook APAC Legal Law Enforcement Outreach that the page associated to the malicious tagging has been removed and its administrators were sanctioned,” it said in a statement.
“We encourage everyone to report similar incidents in the future to the DOJ-OOC for immediate and appropriate action,” the DOJ-OOC added.
A representative for Facebook said separately the company is continuing its investigation into these reports. Facebook also encouraged users “not to open any suspicious links or messages.”
Introduction or transmission of viruses, such as malwares, to and interference in the functioning of computer systems are prohibited acts under Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, the DOJ-OOC said.
