Social Media Security

  1. Social Media Threat Landscape
    1. Attack Vectors and Methods
      1. Social Engineering Techniques
        1. Phishing Attacks
          1. Pretexting and Impersonation
            1. Baiting Schemes
              1. Psychological Manipulation
              2. Technical Exploitation Methods
                1. Drive-by Downloads
                  1. URL Shortening Abuse
                    1. Compromised Third-Party Applications
                    2. Network-Based Attacks
                      1. Public Wi-Fi Exploitation
                        1. Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
                          1. Session Hijacking
                            1. DNS Manipulation
                          2. Individual User Threats
                            1. Account Compromise
                              1. Account Takeover Methods
                                1. Credential Stuffing Attacks
                                  1. Brute Force Attempts
                                    1. Password Spraying
                                    2. Financial and Personal Exploitation
                                      1. Romance Scams
                                        1. Investment Fraud
                                          1. Employment Scams
                                            1. Lottery and Prize Scams
                                              1. Cryptocurrency Scams
                                              2. Malware Distribution
                                                1. Social Media Worms
                                                  1. Ransomware Delivery
                                                    1. Trojan Horse Applications
                                                      1. Adware and Spyware
                                                      2. Harassment and Abuse
                                                        1. Cyberbullying
                                                          1. Online Harassment
                                                            1. Hate Speech
                                                              1. Trolling Behaviors
                                                              2. Privacy Violations
                                                                1. Cyberstalking
                                                                  1. Location Tracking
                                                                    1. Doxing Attacks
                                                                      1. Sextortion
                                                                    2. Organizational Threats
                                                                      1. Brand and Reputation Attacks
                                                                        1. Brand Impersonation
                                                                          1. Defamation Campaigns
                                                                            1. Negative Publicity Amplification
                                                                              1. Review Manipulation
                                                                              2. Corporate Espionage
                                                                                1. Employee Social Engineering
                                                                                  1. Competitive Intelligence Gathering
                                                                                    1. Trade Secret Exposure
                                                                                      1. Strategic Information Leakage
                                                                                      2. Internal Security Risks
                                                                                        1. Employee Data Leakage
                                                                                          1. Insider Threats
                                                                                            1. Accidental Information Disclosure
                                                                                              1. Policy Violations
                                                                                              2. Information Warfare
                                                                                                1. Disinformation Campaigns
                                                                                                  1. Misinformation Spread
                                                                                                    1. Propaganda Distribution
                                                                                                      1. Public Opinion Manipulation

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