Anastasia “Asya” Sergeeva
Anastasia “Asya” Sergeeva is a postdoctoral researcher in the Interdisciplinary Research Group in Socio-technical Cybersecurity at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg. With a background in human factors, Asya’s research sits at the intersection of psychology, usable security, and adversarial threat analysis. Her work investigates how cognitive biases, mental models, and social dynamics shape users’ susceptibility to social-engineering and AI-mediated attacks.
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Fake Likes, Real Risks: Mapping Fake Social Activity Shops in Europe
We looked into the world of fake social activity shops - those websites selling likes, followers, and other engagement metrics - specifically targeting the EU market. By analyzing 881 webshops and speaking with social media experts, we uncovered how these services operate, the gaps between what they promise and deliver, and the risks they pose for disinformation, fraud, and financial crime.