"In the UK, meanwhile, Facebook Ireland sued MobiBurn, OakSmart Technologies, and its founder Fatih Haltas. MobiBurn paid app developers to install a malicious software development kit (SDK) in their apps. "When people installed those apps on their devices, MobiBurn collected information from the devices and requested data from Facebook, including the person's name, time zone, email address and gender," Facebook says. Security analysts alerted Facebook to the company's actions, and Facebook asked MobiBurn to participate in an audit,"
"In statement posted on its website, MobiBurn said it first received a cease-and-desist notice from Facebook in November 2019. "Since then MobiBurn has tried to cooperate with Facebook to show that no Facebook user data was subject to unauthorized access or misuse or otherwise improperly handled. In particular, MobiBurn has sought to explain that none of the apps...in the case incorporated the Facebook Login Feature and therefore were technically unable to collect Facebook user data.""
Facebook audited and suspended tens of thousands of apps and sued two developers. In the US, Facebook sued Nikolay Holper, creator of Nakrutka, for operating networks of bots and automation software that distributed fake likes, comments, views and followers and for selling fake engagement services; Holper had been warned earlier for violating terms. In the UK, Facebook Ireland sued MobiBurn, OakSmart Technologies and founder Fatih Haltas after MobiBurn paid app developers to install a malicious SDK that collected device information and requested Facebook data including name, time zone, email address and gender. Facebook alleges MobiBurn failed to fully cooperate with an audit; MobiBurn says the apps did not incorporate Facebook Login.
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