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"Hello, is this Anna?": Unpacking the Lifecycle of Pig-Butchering Scams
Rajvardhan Oak, Zubair Shafiq
Pig-butchering scams have emerged as a complex form of fraud that combines elements of romance, investment fraud, and advanced social engineering tactics to systematically exploit…
AutoLike: Auditing Social Media Recommendations through User Interactions
Hieu Le, Salma Elmalaki, Zubair Shafiq +1
Modern social media platforms, such as TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube, rely on recommendation systems to personalize content for users based on user interactions with endless stream…
Watching TV with the Second-Party: A First Look at Automatic Content Recognition Tracking in Smart TVs
Gianluca Anselmi, Yash Vekaria, Alexander D'Souza +3
Smart TVs implement a unique tracking approach called Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) to profile viewing activity of their users. ACR is a Shazam-like technology that works by…
Tracking, Profiling, and Ad Targeting in the Alexa Echo Smart Speaker Ecosystem
Umar Iqbal, Pouneh Nikkhah Bahrami, Rahmadi Trimananda +7
Smart speakers collect voice commands, which can be used to infer sensitive information about users. Given the potential for privacy harms, there is a need for greater transparency…
AutoFR: Automated Filter Rule Generation for Adblocking
Hieu Le, Salma Elmalaki, Athina Markopoulou +1
Adblocking relies on filter lists, which are manually curated and maintained by a community of filter list authors. Filter list curation is a laborious process that does not scale…
Understanding Underground Incentivized Review Services
Rajvardhan Oak, Zubair Shafiq
While human factors in fraud have been studied by the HCI and security communities, most research has been directed to understanding either the victims' perspectives or prevention…