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Facebook has had several of its Instagram and Twitter accounts hijacked by a group who previously took credit for hacking the social media profiles of more than a dozen NFL teams. OurMine published the same message via @Facebook and @Messenger Read More …
Twitter said that malicious actors, with potential ties to state-sponsored groups, were abusing a legitimate function on its platform to unmask the identity of users. The social media giant said that on Dec. 24, 2019, it discovered a large network Read More …
The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have joined to request that Facebook delay its plans to implement end-to-end encryption across its messaging services. First reported by BuzzFeed News, the governments on Thursday jointly published an open letter to Facebook Read More …
After a report found that Snap employees were abusing their access to Snapchat data, experts are warning that insider threats will continue to be a top challenge for privacy. Snap, the company behind the popular Snapchat social media app, has Read More …
Facebook has published its latest “enforcement report“, which details how many posts and accounts it took action on between October 2018 and March 2019. During that six-month period, Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts – more than ever Read More …
White paper calls for an independent regulator that would write a code of conduct covering illegal or dangerous content – and would have the power to impose huge fines The government has published plans for an independent regulator that would be capable Read More …
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has named the ownership of popular gay dating app Grindr a national security risk, according to a report. Grindr describes itself as “the world’s largest social networking app for gay, Read More …
Steganography, or the method used to conceal a malicious payload inside an image to evade security solutions, has long been used by cybercriminals to spread malware and perform other malicious operations. We recently discovered malicious actors using this technique on Read More …
Prisoners in South Carolina posed convincingly as beautiful women on social media platforms. A sextortion ring that aimed “catfish” efforts at U.S. military service members has been uncovered. The scam bilked 442 service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force Read More …
EU security commissioner says new regulations may have to be brought in if tech firms fail to tackle issues voluntarily Brussels may threaten social media companies with regulation unless they move urgently to tackle fake news and Cambridge Analytica-style use Read More …
