Common Social Media Attacks

The rise of social media has introduced a new security paradigm, one that puts users—employees, customers and partners—squarely in the attacker's crosshairs. Social media has become the new cyber battleground, presenting one of the largest, most dynamic risks to organizational security in decades.

Attackers leverage social media for three main reasons:

1. The scale of social media :

With 2 billion people on social media worldwide, attacks can spread like any other viral trend.

2. The trusted nature of social media :

Well over one third of people accept unknown friend requests on social media, making it one of most effective vehicles for gaining the trust of a target.

3.Dedicated time slide

the average American spends over ¼ of their online time on social network.

SOCIAL MEDIA RISK :

Intertwined in the snaps, pings and tweets are a multitude of information and business risks, spanning targeted phishing, social engineering, account takeover, piracy, fraud and more.

1. ACCOUNT TAKEOVER

Attackers leverage an organization’s real account to flood followers with spam and offensive content, disseminate malicious links to customers and employees, or even influence stock prices.

Account takeovers have huge impacts on brand reputation, customer engagement, trust and, ultimately, an organization’s ability to grow revenue.

If a breached account is suspected, Zero FOX locks down the account and deletes malicious posts, ensuring the attack is stopped before it can cause massive damage to the company’s online reputation.

2.FRAUDULENT & SPOOFED ACCOUNTS

Building a fraudulent account takes a cybercriminal no more than 15 minutes and an internet connection. With a fake account in hand, be it impersonating a brand, a customer support account, a recruiter or an executive, hackers can launch a host of targeted attacks including customer scams.

ZeroFOX’s automated remediation capabilities also ensure that infringing accounts are removed on your behalf from social media or digital platforms.

3.PHISHING & MALWARE

Cybercriminals have pivoted en masse to social media & digital platforms, knowing they can find targets, distribute malicious links, and cover their tracks without tripping any network or perimeter-based alarms.

Case Study : Facebook Security Settings