Scientists stop and search malware hidden in shortened URLs on Twitter

Friday, September 25, 2015 - 11:00 in Mathematics & Economics

Cyber-criminals are taking advantage of real-world events with high volumes of traffic on Twitter in order to post links to websites which contain malware. To combat the threat, computer scientists have created an intelligent system to identify malicious links disguised in shortened urls on Twitter. They will test the system in the European Football Championships […]

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