Security News

News Wrap: Deepfake CEO Voice Scam, Facebook Phone Data Exposed
2019-09-06 18:23

From deepfake to data exposures, the Threatpost team talks about the top security trends driving this week's biggest news stories.

Database exposed 133 million US Facebook users’ phone numbers
2019-09-06 12:46

Facebook confirmed the breach, claiming that the total number of users in the database was 210 million.

Facebook expands use of face recognition
2019-09-06 12:38

Facebook's replaced "tag suggestions" with "face recognition" - a setting Facebook says may help to save us from identity thieves.

Facebook, Microsoft Challenge Industry to Detect, Prevent ‘Deepfakes’
2019-09-06 11:48

Deepfake Detection Challenge aims to spur creation of technology to combat AI used for creating altered videos that intentionally mislead viewers.

Leaky Server Exposes 419M Phone Numbers of Facebook Users
2019-09-05 12:17

Server lacked password protection and included multiple databases with records from the U.S., U.K. and Vietnam.

400 Mn Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Exposed in Privacy Lapse: Reports
2019-09-05 11:19

Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday. read more

Facebook: 419 Million Scraped User Phone Numbers Exposed
2019-09-05 11:03

Social Network Says Problem Fixed, But Techcrunch Reports Many Still AccurateFacebook has confirmed that unprotected databases containing more than 419 million users' phone numbers contained data...

Tech Firms, US Officials Talk Election Protection at Facebook
2019-09-05 07:30

Facebook said technology firms and US officials met at its Silicon Valley headquarters on Wednesday to collaborate on protecting next year's presidential election from cyber threats. read more

Facebook loses control of key used to sign Android app
2019-09-04 16:30

What should be a private key used to vouch for the 'Free Basics by Facebook' app was used to sign unrelated apps.

Facebook Drops Default Facial Recognition Tag Suggestions
2019-09-03 21:38

Facebook will not allow users to "opt out" of its face recognition feature.