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![Police site DDoSer/bomb hoaxer caught after jeering on social media](/static/build/img/news/alt/data-statistics-small.jpg)
He called in bomb hoaxes days after the Manchester Arena murders, DDoSed police sites when they investigated him, then taunted via Twitter.
![Black Hat 2019 trends: Social media influence campaigns, big business, ATM hacking](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
TechRepublic's Karen Roby interviews Dan Patterson about the top trends at the Black Hat USA 2019 cybersecurity conference.
![Black Hat 2019: Social media influence campaigns, ATM hacking, and big business](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-stats-small.jpg)
TechRepublic's Karen Roby interviews Dan Patterson about the top trends at the Black Hat USA 2019 cybersecurity conference.
![ID Experts launches new free CyberScan dark web and social media scanning product](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-3-small.jpg)
ID Experts announced public availability of its new free CyberScan dark web and social media scanning product. Unlike other free dark web offerings, CyberScan not only perpetually scans all levels...
![Israel Spyware Firm Can Mine Data From Social Media: FT](/static/build/img/news/alt/password-statistics-small.jpg)
An Israeli spyware firm thought to have hacked WhatsApp in the past has told clients it can scoop user data from the world's top social media, the Financial Times reported Friday. read more
![5 tips to stay secure on social media](/static/build/img/news/alt/phishing-stats-2-small.jpg)
Social media isn't for everyone, but lots of us love it - so here's how to be in it and win it.
![Spring Cleaning: Why Companies Must Spring Clean Out Their Social Media Accounts This Season](/static/build/img/news/alt/hackers-statistics-small.jpg)
Tips for cleaning and securing your online data this spring.
![Fishwrap Campaign Sways Social Media Users with Old News](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybercrime-statistics-small.jpg)
215 accounts use the same family of special URL shorteners to track the effectiveness of the operation.
![US visa applicants required to hand over social media info](/static/build/img/news/alt/Geopolitical-Cybersecurity-Predictions-2-small.jpg)
As of Friday, it's no longer optional - the US is been asking for five years of social media information.
![Gen Z Interns and Social Media: A Perfect Security Storm](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
A lack of security training for interns, and their obsession with sharing content on social media, could lead to a perfect storm for hackers looking to collect social engineering data.