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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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53166 |