Detecting spammers on social networks

Proceedings - Annual Computer Security Applications Conference, ACSAC

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-9

  Stringhini, Gianluca ^a   Kruegel, Christopher ^a   Vigna, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; USER PROFILE;

CYBERCRIMINALS; FACEBOOK; IDENTITY THEFT; IMPLICIT TRUSTS; MYSPACE; NETWORK PLATFORMS; PERSONAL INFORMATION; SOCIAL-NETWORKING; SPAMMERS; TRUST RELATIONSHIP;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 78751502334     PISSN: 10639527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1920261.1920263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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