Ukraine busts ‘bot farm’ supplying thousands of fake Telegram accounts to Russian spies

Ukrainian authorities dismantled a bot farm in Zhytomyr that supplied nearly 20,000 fake social media profiles and thousands of SIM-based Telegram accounts to Russian intelligence for disinformation operations. The suspect was detained, investigators seized equipment and about 2,000 SIM cards, and faces up to six years in prison amid findings that the accounts were used to spread propaganda, false mining claims, and targeted phishing. #RussianIntelligence #SBU

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Authorities dismantled a bot farm in Zhytomyr that created and sold fake social media accounts.
Nearly 20,000 fraudulent profiles were blocked after investigators identified the network.
The organizer allegedly sold over 3,000 fake Telegram accounts per month to Russian clients.
Investigators seized computers, mobile phones, USB modem hubs, and roughly 2,000 SIM cards.
Officials say the accounts were used by Russian intelligence to spread propaganda, false mining alerts, and phishing campaigns.