Security News > 2020 > January > Trolls-For-Hire Pave Way For Sophisticated Social Media Hacks

Those two forces are, one, individual social media users and, second, the engagement algorithms used by social media platforms.

Social media algorithms can be used to magnify a troll's message and promote the re-sharing of a message that appeals to a niche corner of a social media platform.

Over the past year, the threat surface of social media has continued to evolve as hackers invest more in social media as an attack surface.

One trolls-for-hire service will create a websites and social media accounts for fake people or even a fake universities, said Watts.

There are several steps that can be taken to fight back against APMs - and governments and social media platforms need to get involved, Watts said.

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