Security News

BlackBerry Sues Facebook Over Messaging Apps
2018-03-06 20:20

Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps. read more

A Simple Bug Revealed Admins of Facebook Pages — Find Out How
2018-02-28 14:33

Facebook Page admins are only publicly displayed if admins have chosen to feature their profiles. However, there are some situations where you might want to contact the Facebook page admins or...

Facebook Flaw Exposed Page Administrators
2018-02-27 12:52

Facebook recently patched an information disclosure vulnerability that exposed page administrators, researcher Mohamed Baset reported this week. Baset claimed he discovered the issue, which he...

Facebook to verify election ad buyers by snail mail
2018-02-20 13:37

The plan came a day after a federal indictment describing a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election.

Facebook Will Verify the Physical Location of Ad Buyers with Paper Postcards
2018-02-20 12:34

It's not a great solution, but it's : The process of using postcards containing a specific code will be required for advertising that mentions a specific candidate running for a federal office,...

Facebook told to stop tracking users that aren’t logged in
2018-02-20 11:58

If Facebook doesn't stop tracking users across the web, it could face a fine of €250,000 ($315,000) per day, says Belgian court.

German court says Facebook use of personal data is illegal
2018-02-13 15:13

Facebook’s default privacy settings and some of its terms of service fall afoul of the German Federal Data Protection Act, the Berlin Regional Court has found. By not adequately securing the...

Facebook Increases Bug Bounty Payout After Audit
2018-02-09 19:00

Facebook decided to increase a researcher’s bug bounty payout after discovering that that a bug he reported could lead to account takeover.   read more

Facebook, Microsoft announce new privacy tools to comply with GDPR
2018-01-26 18:59

In four months the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, and companies are racing against time to comply with the new rules (and avoid being brutally fined if they fail)....

Facebook Acquires ID Verification Startup Confirm
2018-01-24 18:02

Facebook has acquired Confirm, a Boston-based startup that specializes in identity verification solutions. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. read more