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Facebook is not overpopulated – it’s a scam

The latest survey scam to hit Facebook users starts with a message that’s supposedly from the Facebook team: Unfortunately for the most gullible users, it isn’t. …

Corporate espionage via social networks

We’ve all heard about HBGary Federal’s COO Aaron Barr’s claims that he leveraged the information gathered on various social networks to discover the …

Controversial social networking password policy updated

Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has temporarily suspended the controversial policy that allowed its officials snoop around social …

Social networks: An information security game changer

The Internet has revolutionized business and significantly cut costs in nearly every sector. An in-person bank transaction that costs the enterprise US $15 is only pennies …

“Free Southwest Airlines tickets” Facebook scam

A new scam is targeting Facebook users and luring them in with promises of complimentary tickers from Southwest Airlines. But what makes this scam different and quite likely …

Phishing scam and malware distribution scheme combined

The Facebook phishing campaign spotted yesterday turned out not to be so unimaginative after all. F-Secure researchers decided to see it through and entered login credentials …

Can employers demand access to your Facebook account?

Most people consider their Facebook profile and its contents private and sacrosanct, but sometimes companies don’t agree with this assessment. The latest instance of …

Facebook users targeted by unimaginative phishing campaign

A phishing campaign targeting Facebook users is currently under way and lures users with messages coming from compromised accounts seemingly containing links to various …

“Reporter had a stroke on live TV” Facebook scam

A Facebook survey scam currently targeting the social network’s users tries to lure them in by promising to deliver a video of a CBS newsreader that has supposedly …

Van Gogh Museum fan page hit by Facebook scammers

The Facebook page for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has been targeted by scammers. Messages were posted on the compromised page, including links to a version of the …

Facebook survey scam toolkit lowers entry bar for scammers

If you have been wondering about the recent proliferation of survey scams on Facebook and thinking to yourself how is it possible that so many people to know how to develop …

Stalker targets Zuckerberg through Facebook

Facebook wouldn’t be so popular if it wasn’t so useful, easy to use and fun, but as with everything else in this world, there are downsides to its use – most …

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