Facebook security and privacy pitfalls
In this interview, Andrei Serbanoiu, Online Threats Researcher at Bitdefender, discusses Facebook security and privacy pitfalls, the dangers of sharing on the social network, …
Facebook scam promises naked videos of friends, delivers Trojans instead
Bitdefender has discovered that more than 1,000 people have already been tricked into installing Trojan malware after clicking on a new Facebook scam that promises naked …
Scammers turn to Facebook for targeting
Scammers are increasingly taking advantage of Facebook targeting tools and user trust to push cheap pharmaceuticals, designer replicas and other products in a trend …
Android Trojan delivered via Facebook “Suggested Posts”
Researchers have uncovered a potentially massive attack on Android users. This highly elaborate ploy originates on Facebook, where cyber-criminals advertise a series of apps. …
Facebook bug prevents revocation of app permissions
Developers working for privacy software vendor MyPermissions claim to have discovered a critical vulnerability in Facebook’s code. The flaw can be exploited to make it …
Bogus Facebook “Look Back” video pages spread malware
If you are a regular Facebook user, chances are good that you have already watched a couple of “Look Back” videos compiled by your friends. Maybe you have even …
Facebook awards $33,500 bounty for critical flaw
Facebook has announced that it has awarded $33,500 – their biggest bug bounty payout to date – to a Brazilian security researcher that discovered a remote code …
Fear of data sharing on the rise
U.S. consumer attitudes and behavior related both to data sharing and social media oversharing have shifted significantly just within the last two years, according to a new …
Facebook users hit with phishing and malware combo attack
An interesting phishing / malware delivery campaign has been spotted targeting Facebook users. It all starts with a message from a Facebook friend, claiming that the user or …
Tech giants call for government surveillance reform
Eight Internet giants have formally urged the US president and Congress to reform and limit government surveillance, and have offered several suggestions on how to do it. AOL, …
Facebook “flaw” discloses users’ private friends list
A recently unearthed potential Facebook security vulnerability can turn out to be a boon for stalkers or social engineers trying to get their friendship request accepted by a …
Facebook scammers impersonate missing persons org to harvest “likes”
Creating a Facebook page, making it popular and followed by many by using a number of approaches, then finally selling it to the highest bidder that’s interested in …
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