Security News

Facebook Launches New Anti-Phishing Feature
2017-12-21 09:51

Facebook announced on Wednesday the introduction of a new security feature designed to help users check if the emails they receive are legitimate or if they have been sent by cybercriminals. read more

Facebook, WhatsApp Both Put Under Notice by Europe
2017-12-20 15:42

The French privacy regulator, the National Commission of Computing and Freedoms (CNIL) has issued a formal notice on WhatsApp. It requires the Facebook company to stop personal data transfers to...

Facebook Releases New Certificate Transparency Tools
2017-12-15 15:32

Following the release of the read more

Have you been fooled by Russian propaganda? Facebook’s new tool will show you
2017-11-27 21:51

If you’re one of those people who mentally check out of news the day before Thanksgiving, you might have missed Facebook’s announcement about a new tool aimed at helping US-based users check...

Facebook Flaw Allowed Removal of Any Photo
2017-11-27 09:11

A researcher says he received a $10,000 bounty from Facebook after finding a critical vulnerability that could have been exploited to delete any photo from the social media network. read more

Another Facebook Bug Allowed Anyone to Delete Your Photos
2017-11-27 04:54

If you think a website whose value is more than $500 billion does not have any vulnerability in it, then you are wrong. Pouya Darabi, an Iranian web developer, discovered and reported a critical...

Banking Trojan Gains Ability to Steal Facebook, Twitter and Gmail Accounts
2017-11-17 08:08

Security researchers have discovered a new, sophisticated form of malware based on the notorious Zeus banking Trojan that steals more than just bank account details. Dubbed Terdot, the banking...

Facebook Fingerprinting Photos to Prevent Revenge Porn
2017-11-09 12:23

This is a pilot project in Australia: Individuals who have shared intimate, nude or sexual images with partners and are worried that the partner (or ex-partner) might distribute them without their...

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says Security Costs Will Hurt Profits
2017-11-01 20:46

Facebook Chief Says Protecting Community is More Important Than Maximizing Profits Social media giant Facebook said on Wednesday that significant investments by the company to secure its platform...

Wait, Do You Really Think That’s A YouTube URL? Spoofing Links On Facebook
2017-10-30 11:00

While scrolling on Facebook how you decide which link/article should be clicked or opened? Facebook timeline and Messenger display title, description, thumbnail image and URL of every shared-link,...