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The Dark Side of Social Media

07

Dec

2011

On December 6 2011, a number of pro-Kremlin activists launched an attack on Twitter using bots which posted messages with a hashtag #???????????? (Triumfalnaya). These bots posted a range of national slogans and crude language. With a rate of up to 10 messages per second, these bots succeeded in blocking the actual message feed with […]

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Google Secures Searches, Shuts Out BHSEO Scammers

25

Nov

2011

Last month, Google announced that they were making search more secure for their users. They announced that users already signed in to Google would have a more secure experience. This meant two things: first, search queries and results would now be sent via HTTPS. This protects the searches of users with unsecured Internet connections, such […]

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Starbucks Survey Scam Targets Both Facebook and Twitter Users

17

Nov

2011

Late last month we reported about survey scams, and how such threats go across platforms from social networks to mobile. Back then we reported a scam deployed through Facebook, which enticed users into clicking links by offering free Starbucks coffee.We saw a scam very similar to the one we reported before, except for some differences. […]

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