Security News

Facebook as an Election Weapon, From Obama to Trump
2018-03-23 19:20

The use of Facebook data to target voters has triggered global outrage with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But the concept is nothing new: Barack Obama made extensive use of the social network...

Lawmakers Tell Facebook's Zuckerberg: You Will Testify
2018-03-23 13:48

As the Cambridge Analytica scandal continues to unfold, Congress seeks answers from Facebook, calling on CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify. Also in the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Is...

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica – What's Happened So Far
2018-03-23 12:48

Top Story— Facebook has just lost over $60 billion in market value over the past two days—that's more than Tesla's entire market capitalisation and almost three times that of Snapchat. Facebook...

Worried About Being on Facebook? Some Options Explained
2018-03-22 18:44

A snowballing Facebook scandal over the hijacking of personal data from millions of its users has many wondering whether it's time to restrict access to their Facebook information or even leave...

Facebook’s trust crisis: Has it harmed democracy?
2018-03-22 01:28

Barraged by accusations of spreading divisive fake news and amid new allegations that it handed over personal information on up to 50 million users without their consent, Facebook is losing the...

Facebook Fallout Continues as Politicians Call For Legal Action
2018-03-21 19:56

Politians are calling for legal ramifications for Facebook on the heels of the data privacy scandal that rocked the social media giant this week.

Growing Mistrust Threatens Facebook After Data Mining Scandal
2018-03-21 18:20

As Facebook reels from the scandal over hijacked personal data, a movement to quit the social network gathered momentum Wednesday, portending threats to one of the most powerful internet firms. In...

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: Data Scandal Intensifies
2018-03-21 12:03

US, UK and Canada Have Begun Probing Data Leak and Privacy RepercussionsRegulators, attorneys general and lawmakers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada are attempting to unravel the events that led to...

Experts Call Facebook’s Latest Controversy a Social Media ‘Breach Of Trust’
2018-03-20 22:42

Security experts are calling for a higher prioritization of data security in the wake of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s privacy storm: Latest developments
2018-03-20 17:38

A day before the most recent exposé on Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL)/Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of user data syphoned out of Facebook to fuel election campaigns, Facebook...