Posts Tagged ‘facebook’
All they need is a click!
Clickbait malware sites “You No Longer Need To Be A Member To Shop In Their Stores” (1) “NASA Confirms Earth Will Experience 15 Days of Complete Darkness in November” (2) “First she did this, and then you won’t believe what happened!” If you visit any social media, news sites, or see advertisements online, you will…
Read MoreLinkedIn Fraud: Who Are You Really Connecting With?
LinkedIn is a place where professionals can connect, discover professional opportunities and stay up to date with what’s happening in their field of work. However, not all of LinkedIn’s users are there to take advantage of the website as a resource. Rather, they are there to take advantage of other users. Fake profiles are not…
Read MoreFacebook to update old methods of crypto to combat NSA spying
Following the turmoil brought on by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, there has been a huge emphasis on data privacy and information security. To combat the public’s concerns, insiders say Facebook is working on a security policy that would make it harder for the government to access users’ data.
Read MoreSocial media’s role in Boston Marathon story development
Last week the entire country hovered around computers, tablets and smartphones for minute-by-minute news, as well as public commentary, in the development of the Boston Marathon story. But what role did it have in the capture of suspects, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?
Read MoreSocial media users at risk from Zendesk breach
Social-networkers beware, user information from three social media giants has been compromised as the result of a Zendesk hack.
Read MoreFacebook has patched OAuth bug found by researcher
A very serious vulnerability was recently discovered in Facebook’s OAuth system, which would allow hackers to gain full control over any compromised Facebook account and access private user data.
Read MoreFacebook Donates $250K To Help Combat Cybercrime
The University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded $250K by Facebook for the great work they do fighting cybercrime
Read MoreFacebook Spam Spreads Through Sexy Video
A new piece of Facebook malware appears to be a cheeky video accidentally sent to your inbox
Read MoreIOS6 Siri Allows Tweets And Facebook Posts From A Locked Device
Siri on IOS6 allows the phone lock to be bypassed to post Facebook and Twitter posts.
Read MoreFacebook Fraud – False Likes, False Followers
Increasing issues surrounding false likes and followers made by accounts set up just for this purpose.
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