Paul Judge, chief research officer at Barracuda Networks shared results from a five month study the company conducted in which they analyzed over 3,000 fake Facebook profiles. Barracuda used a tool they created to scour Facebook and detect fake accounts and the mounting risk they can draw. “It’s a very profitable venture,” Judge said at one point in his talk, discussing several of the “affiliate scams” that’ll pop up (for free Starbucks giftcards and such) from time to time.
Paul Judge
Author: Chris Brook
Paul Judge, chief research officer at Barracuda Networks shared results from a five month study the company conducted in which they analyzed over 3,000 fake Facebook profiles.