Behind the Scenes: The Industry of Social Media Manipulation Driven by Malware

This talk is the 'grand finale' of a four-year long investigation that started with analyzing an IoT botnet, and led to discovering the structured industry that exists behind social media manipulation (SMM). SMM is the deliberate act of paying for popularity with followers or activity on social media. By Masarah Paquet-Clouston and Olivier Bilodeau Full Abstract & Presentation Materials: https://www.blackhat.com/us-19/briefings/schedule/#behind-the-scenes-the-industry-of-social-media-manipulation-driven-by-malware-15754