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To combat the surge of fake LinkedIn accounts in recent years, Microsoft has introduced Entra Verified ID, a new feature that allows users to verify their workplace on the business-focused social media platform. Verified ID automates verification of id… Continue reading LinkedIn now allows you to verify your workplace
The third catfish attempt in three years from the Palestinian militant group adds a few technical advances to the mix. Continue reading Hamas Ensnares Israeli Soldiers with Pretty ‘Ladies’
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, tilting the technology toward digital authoritarianism. As a result of these trends, global internet freedom declined for the ninth con… Continue reading Global internet freedom declines for the ninth consecutive year
Users report bad accounts, got presented with a request to verify ID, couldn’t upload said ID, and got frozen out. Continue reading #FacebookLockout: Users who report fake/scam accounts locked out
Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk – by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts. Continue reading Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges
Spreading misinformation has become a mainstream topic to the extent that even the term ‘Twitter bot’ is a well-recognised term establishing itself into the modern lexicon. Whilst the term is well known, it can be argued that the development and inner … Continue reading The anatomy of fake news: Rise of the bots
Google has identified and removed 39 YouTube channels, six blogs on Blogger and thirteen Google+ accounts linked to IRIB, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, which were leveraged in influence operations aimed at US, UK, and other audiences. That… Continue reading Google removes 39 YouTube channels linked to Iranian influence operations
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and University of Washington researchers have developed a new generic method to detect fake accounts on most types of social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. According to their new study in Social Network Ana… Continue reading Researchers develop algorithm to detect fake users on social networks
The young professionals portrayed in the LinkedIn listings are hot, enticing, and fictitious. Continue reading Spies are watching… on LinkedIn
The targets were all mid-level employees with elevated access, all young and all male. Continue reading Fake hot-babe spears businessmen on LinkedIn