Security News

Facebook Blames Malicious Extensions in Breach of 81K Private Messages
2018-11-02 20:39

Investigators posed as buyers and were offered the messages at 10 cents per Facebook account.

Why the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal makes connecting with voters more difficult
2018-11-01 21:58

Chris Wilson of WPA Intelligence reflects on why he thinks the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica incident makes it more difficult to reach voters.

Facebook is still approving fake political ads
2018-11-01 11:56

Just a couple of weeks before the US midterm elections, journalists have revealed that Facebook is continuing to approve fake advertisements from fake sources.

How one man could have taken over any business on Facebook
2018-10-31 13:23

The recently patched flaw would have enabled anyone to make themselves an administrator for any Facebook business account.

Facebook fined £500K for Cambridge Analytica saga
2018-10-26 11:36

A £500k is the best the Information Commissioner's Office could do under the old Data Protection Act.

Former Facebook security chief calls out Apple for privacy hypocrisy
2018-10-26 11:15

Tim Cook's warnings about an "industrial data complex" have been met with accusations of hypocrisy from Facebook's former security supremo.

Facebook’s stopped 8.7m nude images of children in 3 months
2018-10-26 10:47

Facebook blocked 8.7m images of child nudity and exploitative content in 3 months.

UK Facebook Fine: Just the Beginning?
2018-10-26 09:18

This week's edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of whether the U.K.'s fine of Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica scandal is just the beginning of regulatory enforcement...

UK Slaps Facebook with $645K Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
2018-10-25 15:32

The amount is the max allowed under pre-GDPR regulation, but is barely a financial slap on the risk for the social-media giant.

UK Regulator Hits Facebook With Maximum Fine
2018-10-25 15:25

ICO Fines Facebook Maximum £500,000 Over its Role in the Cambridge Analytica Scandal read more