Security News

Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information
2022-08-20 14:07

Russia's internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network that will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited information. Examples of information targeted by Oculus include homosexuality "Propaganda," instructions on manufacturing weapons or drugs, and misinformation that discredits official state and army sources.

Facebook Outage Drags Down Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Oculus VR
2021-10-04 20:40

As of Monday afternoon, Facebook had been flat on its face for hours, suffering a simultaneous worldwide outage not only on its main site, but also at its Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Oculus VR subsidiaries. The New York Times reported that Facebook's internal communications platform, Workplace, was also dragged offline, "Leaving most employees unable to do their jobs." It's been a thumb-twiddling afternoon, the Times reported, with two Facebook employees comparing it to a "Snow day."

Facebook will target ads based on your Oculus VR data
2019-12-13 11:51

If you're logged into Facebook, it will suck up information such as which apps you use to provide "relevant content, including ads.”

MobileIron to offer robust security and management to Oculus for Business
2019-09-30 01:00

MobileIron, the company that introduced the industry’s first mobile-centric, zero trust platform for the enterprise, announced support for the upcoming release of Oculus for Business....

Facebook admits “supply chain data leak” in new Oculus headsets
2019-04-14 23:49

One week out from Easter, and Facebook's Oculus subsidiary has admitted a "hidden message Easter Egg" gone wrong. Coincidence? Or...

Flaws Allowed Facebook Account Hacking via Oculus App
2018-01-16 13:54

Facebook recently patched a couple of vulnerabilities that could have been exploited by malicious hackers to hijack accounts by abusing integration with the Oculus virtual reality headset. read more

Why you should read the Oculus Terms of Service (Help Net Security)
2016-04-04 20:44

Last Monday, the long-awaited Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets started being delivered to their buyers. Hopefully, the latter have read the Terms of Service that come with the device and have...