Over the last few years, online social networks (OSNs), such as Facebook, Twitter and
Tuenti, have experienced exponential growth in both profile registrations and social …

Ever increasing fame and obsession for social networks has also coxswained a dramatic
increase in the presence of malicious activities. As a result, various researchers have …

As social networking sites have risen in popularity, cyber-criminals started to exploit these
sites to spread malware and to carry out scams. Previous work has extensively studied the …

False identities play an important role in advanced persisted threats and are also involved in
other malicious activities. The present article focuses on the literature review of the state-of …

Social networking sites engage millions of users around the world. The users' interactions
with these social sites, such as Twitter and Facebook have a tremendous impact and …

Abstract Online Social Networks (OSN) such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others
have seen rapid growth in recent years. Such applications provide attractive online social …

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 …

With the rapid growth of social networking sites for communicating, sharing, storing and
managing significant information, it is attracting cybercriminals who misuse the Web to …

Fake profiles play an important role in advanced persisted threats and are also involved in
other malicious activities. The present paper focuses on identifying fake profiles in social …

Social media websites are becoming more prevalent on the Internet. Sites, such as Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram, spend significantly more of their time on users online. People in …