Security News

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,...

Facebook is failing to meet the burden of securing itself, security chief says
2017-10-19 23:48

Chief Security Officer described security report as a “very painful process.”

Scam Alert: Your Trusted Friends Can Hack Your Facebook Account
2017-10-13 01:21

If you receive a message from any of your Facebook Friends asking for urgent help to recover their Facebook account, since they've added you as one of their 'Trusted Contacts'—just don’t blindly...

Google, Facebook, Twitter Asked to Testify in Russia Probe
2017-09-28 00:41

The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked top tech companies Google, Facebook and Twitter to testify about Russian interference in US politics, a Senate aide confirmed Wednesday. read more

Facebook slapped with $1.43 million fine for violating users' privacy in Spain
2017-09-11 10:41

Facebook is once again in trouble regarding its users' privacy. The social media giant has recently been heavily fined once again for a series of privacy violations in Spain. Recently, Google also...

Facebook: Bogus Russia-Linked Accounts Bought Political Ads (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 13:48

Finding Adds to Concern Over the Manipulation of Social NetworksFacebook says hundreds of bogus profiles and group pages likely linked to Russia bought $100,000 worth of politically themed and...

Adware Spreading Via Social Engineering, Facebook Messenger (Threatpost)
2017-08-24 18:15

Attackers have taken to Facebook Messenger with a combination of social engineering and malicious JavaScript to spread adware.

Beware of Windows/MacOS/Linux Virus Spreading Through Facebook Messenger (The Hackers News)
2017-08-24 09:31

If you came across any Facebook message with a video link sent by anyone, even your friend — just don’t click on it. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform...

Facebook Awards $100K to Researchers for Credential Spearphishing Detection Method (Threatpost)
2017-08-21 18:28

Researchers who identified a real-time way to detect credential spearphishing attacks in enterprise settings won $100,000 from Facebook last week.