How to spot a fake Twitter follower

Earlier this year we covered some research from Duo Security published into the activities of Twitter bots. The company has now followed this with a look at how fake Twitter followers operate. Traditional fake followers are challenging to detect on an individual level since they have very little (if any) activity other than following other accounts. However, because fakes operate in groups created by the same bot owner they do tend to share characteristics. Fake followers are used to trick victims into believing spoofed accounts are legitimate. In order to bypass detection though the fakes need to look legitimate too.… [Continue Reading]