CAREER: Leveraging Scambaiting Community Knowledge to Defend Against Interactive Social En — NSF Award to Louisiana State Universi
Online scams increasingly rely on sustained, real-time conversations in which attackers manipulate victims through multiple communication channels. These interactive scams cause billions of dollars in losses each year. However, effective detection systems are difficult to build because little data exists about how thes
| Award title | CAREER: Leveraging Scambaiting Community Knowledge to Defend Against Interactive Social En |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2544625 |
| Awardee | Louisiana State University |
| City | BATON ROUGE |
| State | LA |
| Amount obligated | $388,063 |
| Principal investigator | Krishna Phani Vadrevu |
| Program | Secure &Trustworthy Cyberspace |
| Start date | 05/15/2026 |
| Abstract | Online scams increasingly rely on sustained, real-time conversations in which attackers manipulate victims through multiple communication channels. These interactive scams cause billions of dollars in losses each year. However, effective detection systems are difficult to build because little data exists about how these conversations unfold. The interactions typically occur privately between attackers and victims, making them difficult for researchers to analyze. One of the project’s novelties i |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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