Security News

Facebook, Researcher at Odds Over Messenger Issue (Threatpost)
2017-01-19 15:46

Facebook dismisses a researcher who says multimedia content sent via Facebook Messenger can be intercepted by a third party under certain conditions.

UK users bombarded with scammy offers via Facebook, WhatsApp (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 14:42

Since the beginning of the year, survey scammers have mounted a veritable onslaught against Facebook and WhatsApp users from the UK. The lure comes in the form of a fake free gift card or voucher...

Clever Facebook Hack Reveals Private Email Address of Any User (Threatpost)
2016-12-23 22:19

A bug bounty hunter earned $5,000 for a Facebook hack that allowed him to bypass security protection and access any Facebook user's true email address.

Facebook Releases Free Certificate Transparency Monitoring Tool (Threatpost)
2016-12-13 14:00

Facebook makes freely available an internal tool used to monitor CT logs for new TLS certificates issued for a domain. Users can monitor and audit this information for malicious or mistakenly issued certs.

Week in review: Locky spreading via Facebook, principles for efficient cyber investigations (Help Net Security)
2016-11-27 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Cobalt hackers executed massive, synchronized ATM heists across Europe, Russia A criminal group dubbed...

Locky hidden in image file hitting Facebook, LinkedIn users (Help Net Security)
2016-11-25 15:36

Malware masquerading as an image file is still spreading on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks. Check Point researchers have apparently discovered how cyber crooks are embedding malware...

Nemucod Infections Spreading Locky Over Facebook (Threatpost)
2016-11-21 16:48

Researchers have spotted an increase in Nemucod downloader infections moving via Facebook Messenger spam, with some victims being infected with Locky ransomware.

Malware masquerading as an image spreads via Facebook (Help Net Security)
2016-11-21 14:44

Malware spreading via Facebook has become a rare occurrence, but it does still occasionally crop up. The latest instance has been noticed by malware researcher Bart Blaze, and takes the form of...

Facebook, Google ban fake news sources from their ad networks (Help Net Security)
2016-11-15 19:24

Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissive attitude regarding the claim that Facebook had an inappropriate impact on the US elections, the company has moved to bar sources of fake news from its Facebook...