This Virus Creates Fake Followers on Instagram

President Obama has them. So do many of the Fortune 500 CEOs. We're talking about fake social media followers, , and it's no surprise that some of the Internet's most popular social media accounts are bolstered by a less-than-real following.

What is surprising is how these fake followers are now being created. A virus traditionally used for stealing credit card data — known as Zeus — is now being used to increase the online presence of Instagram accounts, according to a Reuters report. (In 2010, the FBI reported that hackers in Eastern Europe used the Zeus virus to steal $70 million from U.S. banks.) Read more...