Security News

Facebook's login-to-other-sites service lets scum slurp your stuff
2018-04-19 01:58

Your security's only as good as your partners'. And some Facebook partners are rotten A security researcher has claimed it's possible to extract user information from Facebook's Login service, the...

Russia Says to Probe Facebook After Telegram Crackdown
2018-04-18 16:14

Russia's telecoms watchdog plans to probe Facebook before the end of the year after blocking access in the country to the popular messaging app Telegram, its head said on Wednesday. "We will...

Hacking like it’s 1999 (oh, and what to do about Facebook) [PODCAST]
2018-04-18 15:35

Here's the latest Naked Security Podcast - enjoy!

Facebook: 3 reasons we’re tracking non-users
2018-04-18 11:31

It's just how the internet works, Facebook said.

Crypto boffins: Facebook is like Exxon. Everyone needs it, everyone despises it
2018-04-17 19:52

Panel tackles the big stories of the year RSA 2018 Speaking at the 2018 RSA conference, a board of some of the most respected names in security spoke on Tuesday and were scathing about Facebook –...

Crypto boffins: Facebook is like Exxon, Spectre shenanigans showed weakness
2018-04-17 19:52

RSA panel tackles the big stories of the year RSA 2018 Speaking at the 2018 RSA conference, a board of some of the most respected names in security spoke on Tuesday and were scathing about...

Facebook Admits to Tracking Non-Users Across the Internet
2018-04-17 18:38

Facebook this week confirmed that it indeed knows when users access websites and apps that use Facebook services, even if they don’t have an account on the social network. read more

Facebook admits it does track non-users, for their own good
2018-04-17 05:53

Oh that snitch-code? It's just a little thing to make the web more convenient ... for Facebook and its advertisers Facebook's apology-and-explanation machine grinds on, with The Social Network™...

Deleted Facebook Cybercrime Groups Had 300,000 Members
2018-04-16 22:38

Hours after being alerted by KrebsOnSecurity, Facebook last week deleted almost 120 private discussion groups totaling more than 300,000 members who flagrantly promoted a host of illicit...

How to protect your Facebook data [UPDATED]
2018-04-16 13:23

Facebook's in hyper privacy-tweaking mode. Herein, how to protect your privacy now that it's fiddled with the dials.