Detection of malicious social bots: A survey and a refined taxonomy
M Latah - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
Social bots represent a new generation of bots that make use of online social networks
(OSNs) as command and control (C&C) channels. Malicious social bots have been used as …
(OSNs) as command and control (C&C) channels. Malicious social bots have been used as …
[HTML][HTML] Systematic literature review of social media bots detection systems
Z Ellaky, F Benabbou, S Ouahabi - … of King Saud University-Computer and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Online social networks (OSNs) are vital to people's daily lives. They offer free services that
allow people to connect and interact with family and friends, post comments and images …
allow people to connect and interact with family and friends, post comments and images …
Dos and don'ts of machine learning in computer security
With the growing processing power of computing systems and the increasing availability of
massive datasets, machine learning algorithms have led to major breakthroughs in many …
massive datasets, machine learning algorithms have led to major breakthroughs in many …
Automatic detection of generated text is easiest when humans are fooled
Recent advancements in neural language modelling make it possible to rapidly generate
vast amounts of human-sounding text. The capabilities of humans and automatic …
vast amounts of human-sounding text. The capabilities of humans and automatic …
Social network behavior and public opinion manipulation
L Chen, J Chen, C Xia - Journal of Information Security and Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
The scope of cyberspace weapons is expanding from the physical network domain to the
cognitive information domain. Technologies such as network penetration, public opinion …
cognitive information domain. Technologies such as network penetration, public opinion …
Detecting fake accounts in online social networks at the time of registrations
Online social networks are plagued by fake information. In particu-lar, using massive fake
accounts (also called Sybils), an attacker can disrupt the security and privacy of benign …
accounts (also called Sybils), an attacker can disrupt the security and privacy of benign …
DatingSec: Detecting malicious accounts in dating apps using a content-based attention network
Dating apps have gained tremendous popularity during the past decade. Compared with
traditional offline dating means, dating apps ease the process of partner finding significantly …
traditional offline dating means, dating apps ease the process of partner finding significantly …
[HTML][HTML] A social network of crime: A review of the use of social networks for crime and the detection of crime
Social media is used to commit and detect crimes. With automated methods, it is possible to
scale both crime and detection of crime to a large number of people. The ability of criminals …
scale both crime and detection of crime to a large number of people. The ability of criminals …
Online social deception and its countermeasures: A survey
We are living in an era when online communication over social network services (SNSs)
have become an indispensable part of people's everyday lives. As a consequence, online …
have become an indispensable part of people's everyday lives. As a consequence, online …
Smoke screener or straight shooter: Detecting elite sybil attacks in user-review social networks
Popular User-Review Social Networks (URSNs)---such as Dianping, Yelp, and Amazon---
are often the targets of reputation attacks in which fake reviews are posted in order to boost …
are often the targets of reputation attacks in which fake reviews are posted in order to boost …