Security News

Facebook Removes 'Bad Actors' for 'Inauthentic' Activity
2018-08-01 17:30

Social Media Giant Stops Short of Blaming RussiansFacebook says it has shut down 32 pages and accounts that it claims were "engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior" apparently designed to...

Facebook Reveals Ongoing Political Influence Campaigns
2018-08-01 17:30

Propaganda Efforts - and Adversary OPSEC - Continue to Improve, Experts WarnFacebook has suspended eight pages and 24 accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" tied to apparent political...

Facebook Uncovers Political Influence Campaign Ahead of Midterms
2018-08-01 02:22

Facebook said Tuesday it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent "coordinated" effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify...

Facebook Removes 17 Profiles Involved in Political Meddling
2018-07-31 21:03

The social media giant cracked down on Facebook Pages suspected of political deception months before the November midterm elections.

Facebook's Security and Privacy Overhaul Comes at a Price
2018-07-26 11:33

CEO Mark Zuckerberg Reports Decreased Profitability, GDPR ImpactFacebook is making substantial investments to improve its data security and privacy practices. But the long-term cost of those...

Bigamists have no right to privacy on Facebook
2018-07-26 09:20

Out of sight, out of mind? Not on Facebook, where 8,000 miles between Illinois and Thailand is wiped out by a "here's us with the kids!" pic.

Facebook Security Exec Calls for Tightened Data Privacy
2018-07-25 18:57

Security executive Alex Stamos called on Facebook to change its strategy around data in an internal memo - and privacy experts agree.

Facebook Battles Election Interference, Internal Criticism
2018-07-25 17:33

Departing CSO Urges Major Culture Change - More Transparency, Storing Less DataFacebook has promised to bring machine learning to bear on the problem of hate speech and information warfare via its...

Crimson Hexagon banned by Facebook over user data concern
2018-07-25 11:42

Facebook is probing whether the firm's government contracts comply with its policies, which nix use of user data for government surveillance.

Facebook Suspends Analytics Firm Over Surveillance Concerns
2018-07-23 15:18

Facebook is launching an investigation into whether Crimson Hexagon’s collection of public user data was a violation of its data policies.