Characterizing and detecting malicious accounts in privacy-centric mobile social networks: A case study

Z Xia, C Liu, NZ Gong, Q Li, Y Cui, D Song - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Malicious accounts are one of the biggest threats to the security and privacy of online social
networks (OSNs). In this work, we study a new type of OSN, called privacy-centric mobile …

On detecting growing-up behaviors of malicious accounts in privacy-centric mobile social networks

Z Yang, B Wang, H Li, D Yuan, Z Liu, NZ Gong… - Proceedings of the 37th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Privacy-centric mobile social network (PC-MSN), which allows users to build intimate and
private social circles, is an increasingly popular type of online social networks (OSNs) …

Lbsnshield: Malicious account detection in location-based social networks

Y Xuan, Y Chen, H Li, P Hui, L Shi - … of the 19th ACM Conference on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Given the popularity of GPS-enabled smart devices, location-based social networks (LBSNs)
have attracted numerous users around the world. The openness of LBSN platforms has also …

Malicious accounts detection from online social networks: a systematic review of literature

I Ben Sassi, S Ben Yahia - International Journal of General …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The bourgeoning of Online Social Networks has triggered an increase in undesirable acts
caused by some disruptive entities, eg fake accounts, bots, and cyber-extremists. Thence …

Malicious Account Identification in Social Network Platforms

L Caruccio, G Cimino, S Cirillo, D Desiato… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Today, people of all ages are increasingly using Web platforms for social interaction.
Consequently, many tasks are being transferred over social networks, like advertisements …

Uncovering Malicious Accounts in Online Social Networks Using XGBoost and Graph Convolution Networks

Y Tang, D Zhang, KC Li, J Yuan - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, we introduce a Machine-Learning (ML) approach based on XGBoost and Graph
Convolutional Networks (GCNs) for the detection of active malicious accounts in Online …

A survey on privacy issues in mobile social networks

AMVV Sai, Y Li - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile Social Networks (MSNs) are a category of social networks that have features of both
traditional OSNs and Location-Based Social Networks (LBSNs). MSNs provide users with an …

Mining fraudsters and fraudulent strategies in large-scale mobile social networks

Y Yang, Y Xu, Y Sun, Y Dong, F Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid development of modern communication technologies-in particular,(mobile) phone
communications-has largely facilitated human social interactions and information exchange …

Detecting clusters of fake accounts in online social networks

C Xiao, DM Freeman, T Hwa - Proceedings of the 8th ACM Workshop on …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Fake accounts are a preferred means for malicious users of online social networks to send
spam, commit fraud, or otherwise abuse the system. A single malicious actor may create …

Uncovering Malicious Accounts in Open Mobile Social Networks Using a Graph and Text-Based Attention Fusion Algorithm

Y Tang, D Zhang, W Liang, KC Li… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, open mobile social networks focused on socializing and dating purposes
have gained widespread popularity, such as Soul, Tinder, Momo, and Tantan, among …