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With the spread of DeepFake techniques, this technology has become quite accessible and good enough that there is concern about its malicious use. Faced with this problem, detecting forged faces is of utmost importance to ensure security…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Gustavo Cunha Lacerda , Raimundo Claudio da Silva Vasconcelos

In recent years, there has been a growing effort to develop effective and efficient algorithms for fake account detection in online social networks. This survey comprehensively reviews existing methods, with a focus on graph-based…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Ali Safarpoor Dehkordi , Ahad N. Zehmakan

Massive content about user's social, personal and professional life stored on Online Social Networks (OSNs) has attracted not only the attention of researchers and social analysts but also the cyber criminals. These cyber criminals…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-03-26 Mudasir Ahmad Wani , Suraiya Jabin , Ghulam Yazdani , Nehaluddin Ahmadd

$\textit{Fake followers}$ are those Twitter accounts specifically created to inflate the number of followers of a target account. Fake followers are dangerous for the social platform and beyond, since they may alter concepts like popularity…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-06-29 Stefano Cresci , Roberto Di Pietro , Marinella Petrocchi , Angelo Spognardi , Maurizio Tesconi

Internet is one of the important inventions and a large number of persons are its users. These persons use this for different purposes. There are different social media platforms that are accessible to these users. Any user can make a post…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-02-10 Alim Al Ayub Ahmed , Ayman Aljabouh , Praveen Kumar Donepudi , Myung Suh Choi

Social networks play a significant role in today's world. The importance of social networks, for example Facebook or Twitter, are undeniable. However, they also have many issues. One of which is the need for a defense mechanism against fake…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-11-19 Ngoc C. Lê , Manh-Tuan Dao , Hoang-Linh Nguyen , Tuyet-Nhi Nguyen , Hue Vu

Consuming news from social media is becoming increasingly popular. Social media appeals to users due to its fast dissemination of information, low cost, and easy access. However, social media also enables the widespread of fake news.…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-05-01 Kai Shu , Xinyi Zhou , Suhang Wang , Reza Zafarani , Huan Liu

Technological progress in the last few decades has granted an increasing number of people access to social media platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram. Consequently, the potential risks associated with these…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Francesco Benedetti , Antonio Pellicani , Gianvito Pio , Michelangelo Ceci

In this paper, we present a novel method for detecting fake and Large Language Model (LLM)-generated profiles in the LinkedIn Online Social Network immediately upon registration and before establishing connections. Early fake profile…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Navid Ayoobi , Sadat Shahriar , Arjun Mukherjee

The rapid advancement in deep learning makes the differentiation of authentic and manipulated facial images and video clips unprecedentedly harder. The underlying technology of manipulating facial appearances through deep generative…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-09-08 Sm Zobaed , Md Fazle Rabby , Md Istiaq Hossain , Ekram Hossain , Sazib Hasan , Asif Karim , Khan Md. Hasib

Insurance fraud occurs when policyholders file claims that are exaggerated or based on intentional damages. This contribution develops a fraud detection strategy by extracting insightful information from the social network of a claim.…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-09-18 María Óskarsdóttir , Waqas Ahmed , Katrien Antonio , Bart Baesens , Rémi Dendievel , Tom Donas , Tom Reynkens

Compromising social network accounts has become a profitable course of action for cybercriminals. By hijacking control of a popular media or business account, attackers can distribute their malicious messages or disseminate fake information…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2015-09-14 Manuel Egele , Gianluca Stringhini , Christopher Kruegel , Giovanni Vigna

Nowadays, Online Social Networks are popular websites on the internet, which millions of users register on and share their own personal information with others. Privacy threats and disclosing personal information are the most important…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2014-03-11 Morteza Yousefi Kharaji , Fatemeh Salehi Rizi

Social media platforms enable the rapid dissemination and consumption of information. However, users instantly consume such content regardless of the reliability of the shared data. Consequently, the latter crowdsourcing model is exposed to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-06 Francisco de Arriba-Pérez , Silvia García-Méndez , Fátima Leal , Benedita Malheiro , Juan Carlos Burguillo

As businesses increasingly rely on social networking sites to engage with their customers, it is crucial to understand and counter reputation manipulation activities, including fraudulently boosting the number of Facebook page likes using…

Traditionally, the detection of fraudulent insurance claims relies on business rules and expert judgement which makes it a time-consuming and expensive process (\'Oskarsd\'ottir et al., 2022). Consequently, researchers have been examining…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Bavo D. C. Campo , Katrien Antonio

Social media platforms face an ongoing challenge in combating the proliferation of social bots, automated accounts that are also known to distort public opinion and support the spread of disinformation. Over the years, social bots have…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Edoardo Allegrini , Edoardo Di Paolo , Marinella Petrocchi , Angelo Spognardi

Phishing is an increasingly sophisticated form of cyberattack that is inflicting huge financial damage to corporations throughout the globe while also jeopardizing individuals' privacy. Attackers are constantly devising new methods of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Asif Newaz , Farhan Shahriyar Haq , Nadim Ahmed

In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital security, biometric authentication systems, particularly facial recognition, have emerged as integral components of various security protocols. However, the reliability of these systems is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Oleksandr Kuznetsov , Emanuele Frontoni , Luca Romeo , Riccardo Rosati , Andrea Maranesi , Alessandro Muscatello

Currently, the rapid development of computer vision and deep learning has enabled the creation or manipulation of high-fidelity facial images and videos via deep generative approaches. This technology, also known as deepfake, has achieved…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Lixia Ma , Puning Yang , Yuting Xu , Ziming Yang , Peipei Li , Huaibo Huang