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PART 2 “The Attack” – THE SOCIAL MEDIA DECEPTION PROJECT : How We Created Emily Williams To Compromise Our Target
Last year Aamir Lakhani and Joseph Muniz developed a fake identity known as Emily Williams with the purpose of compromising a specific target using social media. We created Emily Williams based on research from Robin Sage, which showcased how a fake identity could obtain sensitive information from social media resources. We wondered if a similar approach could be used for targeted attacks and developed Emily Williams for that purpose. More information on developing Emily Williams via Part 1 of this project can be found HERE. Continue reading
THE SOCIAL MEDIA DECEPTION PROJECT : How We Created Emily Williams To Compromise Our Target
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Emily Williams and Robin Sage
Emily Williams and Robin Sage don’t exist in the real world. They are fake social network accounts designed to obtain sensitive information. Robin Sage was created in late 2009 to obtain information from intelligence on US military personnel. Her story was presented at the Black Hat hacker conference upsetting many people by exposing the type of sensitive data provided over social networks. Joey Muniz and Aamir Lakhani decided to go one-step further and ask the hard question: “what else can happen outside of data being leaked over social networks”. We decided to find out using Emily Williams. Continue reading
Securing Your Digital Image. Threats From Social Media Services
Most likely you are part of one or more social media networks. The most common social media services are Facebook, Linkedin, Myspace, Bebo, Friendster, etc. What many users don’t realize is social media information could be leveraged as a source for your personal information. It’s extremely important to pay attention to what information you provide on public websites such as social media services and utilizing available security features to limit access to that data. Continue reading