Fake accounts

Imagine receiving an email from someone claiming to be an employee of a major French bank. The message says that you may be entitled to an inheritance worth $57.5 million from a person you have never met. All you need to do is provide a few personal details — your full name, home address, phone number, and occupation. At first glance, it may sound like an extraordinary stroke of luck. However, an examination of the message reveals that it bears all the hallmarks of one of the

Famous Russian singer Nargiz Zokirova said on her Facebook page that fake accounts were being opened in her name on social networks...

If we pay attention to the number of “followers” and “readers” of celebrities on social networks, that is, the number of people who...