At the bottom of the fake flyer that can reach anyone who has an Instagram profile is the caption "More information". If clicked, the cell phone is directed to a page that pretends to be the home ...

As many as 8% of Instagram accounts are fake spam bots, according to a study by a group of Italian security researchers. The researchers monitored more than 10.2 million Instagram accounts ...

In a single day's worth of posts that have sponsored or ad tags on Instagram, about 50% are fake engagements, according to data from the anti-fraud company Sway Ops. Influencer fraud is, unfortunately ...