Security News

Unpatched security vulnerabilities affecting Facebook (Help Net Security)
2015-03-11 11:37

A web security researcher from Portugal has discovered several vulnerabilities affecting Facebook that he considers to be serious, but hasn't had much success convincing the company of that, so he sha...

Apple Watch scams target Twitter and Facebook users (Help Net Security)
2015-03-11 07:52

It didn't take long for spammers to jump on the Apple Watch bandwagon - they set up a Twitter account named "Apple Giveaways", and began spamming out messages to random users, telling them they have b...

Armed robber caught after boasting about planned stick-up on Facebook (Naked Security)
2015-03-10 11:21

A man was caught trying to rob a Tesco grocery store 15 minutes after posting his plan onto Facebook.

Facebook post criticizing employer lands Florida man in Abu Dhabi prison (Naked Security)
2015-03-06 10:42

Used to First Amendment protection, he never would have imagined that berating his employer would land him in an Emirati jail. Now, Ryan Pate faces a potential 5 years in jail and a stiff fine.