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A majority of consumers are willing to walk away from businesses entirely if they suffer a data breach, with retailers most at risk, according to Gemalto. Two-thirds (66%) are unlikely to shop or...

Police forces across the UK are coming under increasing pressure to launch criminal investigations into incidents of social media and computer hacking, according to a new report from the...

We all want a "perfect" babysitter. But can we trust AI to comb through years of social media posts and label people with a "score?"

Facebook has removed 14 million pieces of content dubbed likely to come from terrorists, as determined by new machine learning technology

While social media platforms have succeeded in protecting users from phishing links, angler phishing has become the new mode of attack for many malicious actors.

ZeroFOX launches ZeroFOX OnWatch, a managed monitoring and protection service designed to help companies safeguard themselves against threats plaguing a broad range of platforms, including social...

The business of fake likes and followers turns out to be a sprawling enterprise -- likely tied back to IoT botnet activity.

Pumpers and dumpers, flash crashers and other miscreants under the SEC's spotlight The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put out a call for proposals on a new system that would be...

He was intoxicated while posting about high-profile tragedies involving the death of young people, adding torment to families' grief.

Trustwave has released Social Mapper, an open source tool that automates the process of discovering individuals’ social media accounts. How Social Mapper works The tool takes advantage of facial...