The Dark Side
This chapter discusses how social media is used by cybercriminals as the latest tool to commit various illegal, unwanted, and/or malicious acts. Those using social networks can fall victim to a wide variety of acts, inclusive to scams, social engineering, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, online predators, hacking, or other acts related to Internet security. We’ll discuss a variety of ways to protect yourself, methods to identify and deal with potential problems, and issues you can avoid.
Keywords
Social networking; social media; communications; privacy; security; cybercrime; cyberstalking; cyberbullying; predators; social engineering; phishing; hackers
Information in This Chapter:
• Cybercrime
• Social engineering
• Hacked accounts ...
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