Security News

A Year Later, Cybercrime Groups Still Rampant on Facebook
2019-04-08 19:39

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching turned up more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support...

Podcast: Chris Vickery on UpGuard’s Discovery of Millions of Facebook Records
2019-04-05 22:01

Chris Vickery with UpGuard, who discovered two datasets exposing millions of Facebook records, discusses his findings and the implications of data collection with Threatpost.

Facebook Boots 74 Cybercrime Groups From Platform
2019-04-05 17:42

The 74 cybercrime groups were offering illicit services - from email spamming tools to stolen credentials - right on Facebook's platform.

Facebook and Amazon are Locked in a Blame Game Over Leaked Data: Who’s Really To Blame?
2019-04-04 17:31

After two databases were discovered leaking Facebook data, Facebook and Amazon are both pointing fingers - but researchers say the onus lies on all parties involved as data collection continues to grow.

Facebook apps expose millions of users’ Facebook data
2019-04-04 12:44

Once more unto the breach, dear Facebook Friends of Friends...

Facebook won’t ask for your email password any more
2019-04-04 12:17

What's that you say - Facebook was asking for the password to your email account? Yes, sometimes it was.

Facebook Demanded User Email Passwords
2019-04-04 11:50

Facebook has been found asking users for their email passwords. A screen form told users that their email address needed to be confirmed in order to update their contact information, and suggested...

AWS S3 Buckets Exposed Millions of Facebook Records
2019-04-04 06:09

Two companies exposed more than 540 million records containing information on Facebook users and their activities by leaving the data unprotected in Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets. read more

Millions of Facebook Records Found Unsecured on AWS
2019-04-03 22:33

Third-Party Apps Left Facebook Users' Data Accessible in the CloudTwo third-party Facebook application developers exposed users' personal information by leaving the data exposed without a password...

It's time to reset the 'Days without a Facebook data loss' sign after 500 million records left exposed on AWS
2019-04-03 22:06

App devs fail to lock down their databases, yet again The details of millions of Facebook accounts have been left ripe for harvesting thanks to a pair of careless developers.…