Facebook Troll sends mob against Cluley

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/23/facebook_troll/

Facebook Troll sends mob against Cluley
'Joe Job' social networking attack
By John Leyden

Security personality Graham Cluley has become the target of a hate campaign
after a "troll" criticising the British army posted a picture of the
anti-virus expert in his Facebook profile.

Graham Cassell started a Facebook group condoning recent attacks on British
Army cadets wearing uniform in public.
This stance predictably inflamed middle England residents of the social
networking site, some of whom linked the Facebook profile picture posted by
"Cassell" with Cluley.

Surfers opposed to Cassell's stance began sending abusive messages to
Cluley, including a death threat to his wife, via Facebook. Messages
slagging off Cluley were sent to his employer, Sophos. Images of Cluley's
head were superimposed on images featuring bestiality and circulated on the
net.

The mobilisation of the cyber-mob coincided with a holiday by Cluley in
Cambodia. His tormentors refused to believe he was an innocent party.
Cluley's attempts to get Facebook itself to pull the profile also
floundered. The social networking site initially told him to report the
abuse to police.
It was only when he said the picture in the fake profile was copyright
infringement that the site took more notice. Even so, the fake profile
remained available on Tuesday afternoon.
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