Perils of Social Networking

Many of us use social networking sites. Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and more. Often fun sites, also great way to stay in touch with friends and family.

But of course there is a downside. These sites are a treasure trove of information about legitimate users. Their backgrounds, politics, interests, and even passwords.  As a result it is no surprise that big money is being put into ways this information can be stolen.

This is an article from ThreatPost about the threat. They claim that almost half of all social media logins are fraudulent. Automated attacks (bots) are the most popular form of attack.

https://threatpost.com/half-social-media-logins-fraud/147688/