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Facebook phishers target Fan Pages owners

Phishing emails claiming to come from “Facebook Security” are once again hitting users’ inboxes, and this time they are aiming for the big fish: pages that …

Teens are into online sharing, but are also more privacy-aware

Teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than they have in the past, but they are also taking a variety of technical and non-technical steps …

Info-stealing Dorkbot worm spreading on Facebook

The Dorkbot worm, which first appeared in 2011 and has since been spreading via removable drives, IM programs and social networks, is currently targeting Facebook users. The …

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

Facebook users – especially those in Brazil – are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft. So far, …

Hijacking Facebook accounts via expired Hotmail accounts

Three researchers from Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, have discovered a simple way to hijack Facebook accounts by just by misusing existing features and responses …

Increase Facebook privacy with Safe Profile

76 percent of consumers are concerned about their privacy when they share their life on social platforms. Facebook’s array of privacy settings, which enable users to …

Many social accounts are still in danger

The recent hacking of the Associated Press’ Twitter account has begged the question, how secure are social media accounts? A study released by IObit reveals that 30% …

Scammy Profile Viewer app is now “offered” by Facebook

Once users become too familiar with a type of scam and stop falling for it, scammers tend to move on to new ones. But every now and then they go back to using old ones for a …

Fake Facebook “account blocked” notice doing rounds

A new phishing campaign is targeting Facebook users, and it’s after more than just their login credentials, warns Hoax-Slayer. The malicious email claims that the …

Trojan phishes for credit card info through fake Facebook page

An insidious Trojan is targeting Facebook users and getting them to share confidential personal and credit card information that will then be used to perform fraudulent …

Facebook’s in-house drills were crucial for smooth response to watering hole attack

Facebook was the first company to admit publicly to have been affected by the recent watering hole attack that started with a compromised forum site popular with mobile …

Warning from “Mark Zurckerberg” leads to account hijacking

If you get an email sent by “Mark Zurckerberg”, saying your Facebook account might be permanently suspended because of violations of the social network’s …

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