THE PRICE OF POPULARITY: The number of likes on an Instagram photo are pictured on a mobile device screen. A computer virus widely used to steal credit card data, known as Zeus, has been modified to create bogus Instagram "likes", according to cyber experts.- Reuters
BOSTON: In the world of cyberfraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number.
As social media has become increasingly influential in shaping reputations, hackers have used their computer skills to create and sell false endorsements - such as "likes" and "followers" - that purport to come from users of Facebook, its photo-sharing app Instagram, Twitter, Google's YouTube, LinkedIn and other popular websites.
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