Security analysis of malicious socialbots on the web

The open nature of the Web, online social networks (OSNs) in particular, makes it possible to design socialbots—automation software that controls fake accounts in a target OSN, and has the ability to perform basic activities similar to those of real users. In the wrong hands, socialbots can be used...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boshmaf, Yazan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53166