National police liquidated bot farms in Ternopil, Poltava, Cherkasy, Sumy, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Transcarpathian regions. The investigation found that the attackers spread false information about terrorist attacks and mining of crowded places, the press service of the National Police reported..

According to the police, the purpose of the criminals was to spread fakes, discredit the top military-political leadership of Ukraine and destabilize the internal political situation.. The police at the crime scene found bank cards, five thousand SIM cards of Ukrainian operators, GSM gateways and hardware and software systems for “growing” bots, with the help of which the defendants created anonymous accounts on social networks Instagram, Twitter, Facebook. Five thousand fake accounts worked for an audience of more than 200 thousand users.

Criminal proceedings were opened under Article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unauthorized interference in the operation of electronic computers (computers), automated systems, computer networks or telecommunication networks).

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Recall that two weeks later, the police, using artificial intelligence systems, detained at checkpoints about 200 people involved in illegal armed groups or criminal groups, deserters.