Spreading fear on Facebook
Danny Bradbury · Network Security · 2012
Facebook is one of the Internet's biggest success stories. Started in 2004, the site now has over 900 million users. No wonder it has been such a target for spammers and other malicious online actors. The service is a unique combination of social interaction and software. Attackers use both of these to exploit the site's users. Danny Bradbury examines the social networking site's weaknesses — and some of the ways of combating the threats. Facebook is one of the Internet's biggest success stories. Started in 2004, the site now has over 900 million users, and an Alexa ranking of 2.1 No wonder it has been such a target for spammers and other malicious online actors. Facebook is a unique combination of social interaction and software. Attackers use both of these to exploit the site's users. Scams use a combination of technology and social engineering to fool users into making themselves vulnerable online.