The seemingly real accounts ask users to directly message them with their issues, a dangerous phishing technique. They offer to help people whose accounts were blocked, having Activision as one of the platforms where they may have been blocked. The bots then expose them to theft of personal information.
Cyabra's analysis found a coordinated network of inauthentic accounts amplifying election fraud claims following a ballot paper shortage during South Korea's June 3 elections.
Cyabra's analysis of the boycott targeting five major U.S. retailers found inauthentic accounts padding volume and hopping between brands, without manufacturing the underlying anger.
Cyabra found that fake accounts driving stock market conversations grew 4 percentage points in 2025, with coordinated networks manipulating investor sentiment through both negative and promotional narratives.
