Security News

Senators Press Social Media Firms to Fight 'Deepfake' Videos
2019-10-03 18:48

Warner and Rubio Want Companies to Develop Standards and Policies to Combat FakesU.S. senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio are urging social media firms to create policies and standards to combat...

Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading
2019-09-30 13:05

Researchers say 'cyber troops' in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.

Is the era of social media Likes over?
2019-09-30 10:21

Instagram's testing a program to hide the Likes that have created a toxic cyberbullying environment. Now, Facebook is as well.

Governments still struggling to contend with weaponized social media platforms
2019-09-20 15:21

A report from a former NSA operative says countries across the world are still adjusting to the new reality of sophisticated cyberwarfare.

Should social media organizations be subject to strict privacy regulation?
2019-09-09 04:30

80% of IT security professionals agree that more security and privacy legislation is needed, especially for social media organizations that store personal data. However, nearly the same number of...

Report: 53% of social media logins are fraud
2019-08-28 10:16

Most attacks are from botnets. The goals: spreading spam, stealing data, spreading propaganda, and social-engineering consumers for profit.

Attackers use large-scale bots to launch attacks on social media platforms
2019-08-27 04:00

Social media sites have become lucrative targets for criminals looking for quick monetization. More than half of logins (53%) on social media sites are fraudulent and 25% of all new account...

ThreatList: Half of All Social Media Logins Are Fraud
2019-08-26 15:46

Fraudsters are using social media to spam, steal information, spread propaganda and execute social-engineering campaigns.

More than half of login attempts on social media accounts are fraudulent
2019-08-26 13:44

By 2021, cybercrime is projected to cost the global economy more than $6 million in damages, according to an Arkose Labs report.