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Facebook users, beware: a new viral campaign aimed at saddling you with a Bitcoin mining Trojan has been spotted. “The virus spreads through private Facebook messages, …

A successful legal challenge has forced the UK’s top counter-terrorism official to reveal the (until now) secret government policy that allows the GCHQ to intercept …

Putting a friend on Facebook on your “private” list does not guarantee you that anyone else won’t be able to spot the relationship, says researcher Shay …

Facebook continues on its course to give users more privacy by making “Friends” the default sharing option for first time posters, and by introducing a privacy …

People share via social media more than any other channel. But with social media exploits of personal and corporate accounts frequently making headlines, it’s time for …

TrustInAds.org, a new organization founded by AOL, Facebook, Google and Twitter aimed at protecting people from malicious online advertisements, has issued a report that …

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published its fourth annual “Who Has Your Back” report that aims to show which major technology companies are good at …

Mere days after Cryptocat creator Nadim Kobeissi announced that the latest update of the popular software will allow Facebook users to use encrypted chat, the social network …

Another day, another Facebook phishing scam. This one comes in the form of a warning sent by a friend: “OMG YOUR PHOTOS ARE BEING USED ON THIS SITE.” The victim, …

Rolling Stones and One Direction fans are being actively targeted by unscrupulous scammers, who encourage them to share a bogus offer of a free ticket to one of the …

When Facebook acquired ProtoGeo Oy and its popular fitness app Moves, it was announced that “the Moves experience will continue to operate as a standalone app, and there …

A curious like-harvesting scam is doing rounds on Facebook, threatening users with account deactivation if they don’t go through the steps defined in scammy status …