Security News

More Federal Agencies Wrapped Up in Facebook Data Privacy Probe
2018-07-03 17:18

The SEC, FBI, and DoJ are all investigating Facebook on the heels of its Cambridge-Analytica scandal from March.

Facebook gave certain companies special access to customer data
2018-07-03 10:35

What do Mail.ru, Nissan, Spotify, and Nike have in common? They were all afforded temporary extensions to access private Facebook data API.

Facebook Notifies 800,000 Users of Blocking Bug
2018-07-03 04:41

Facebook on Monday started notifying 800,000 users affected by a bug that resulted in blocked individuals getting temporarily unblocked. The social media giant also detailed some new API...

Facebook to Congress: We Shared More Data Than We Said
2018-07-02 13:18

Social Network Responds to Data Scandal Questions With 747 Pages of AnswersFacebook has responded to more than 2,000 questions posed by U.S. Senate and House committees with 747 pages of answers,...

Facebook Admits Sharing Users' Data With 61 Tech Companies
2018-07-02 09:18

Facebook has admitted that the company gave dozens of tech companies and app developers special access to its users' data after publicly saying it had restricted outside companies to access such...

Facebook App Exposed Data of 120 Million Users
2018-06-29 16:04

A recently addressed privacy bug on Nametests.com resulted in the data of over 120 million users who took personality quizzes on Facebook to be publicly exposed. read more

Facebook and Google accused of manipulating us with “dark patterns”
2018-06-29 11:37

Privacy advocates are concerned that tech giants are using design patterns that discourage us from exercising our rights to privacy.

Facebook, Google 'Manipulate' Users to Share Data Despite EU Law: Study
2018-06-29 05:52

Facebook and Google are pushing users to share private information by offering "invasive" and limited default options despite new EU data protection laws aimed at giving users more control and...

Another Facebook Quiz App Left 120 Million Users' Data Exposed
2018-06-28 21:18

People are still getting over the most controversial data scandal of the year, i.e., Cambridge Analytica scandal, and Facebook is under fire yet again after it emerges that a popular quiz app on...

Facebook shells out $8k bug bounty after quiz web app used by 120m people spews profiles
2018-06-28 20:02

Infosec bod shops NameTests, claims leaky code exposes info Facebook has forked out an $8,000 reward after a security researcher flagged up a third-party web app that potentially exposed up to 120...