Protesters organize via social networks, governments move to block them
The wave of nation-wide protests that ended in the Tunisian president Ben Ali’s run to Saudi Arabia was at least in part made possible by the organizers’ use of …
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked
An unknown hacker broke into the 26-year-old internet celebrity’s Facebook account and posted a bizarre message calling upon the firm to adopt a social cause: “Let …
Riskiest social media applications
The fastest growing threat to corporate networks is web-based social media applications, according to WatchGuard security researchers. These applications can seriously …
Facebook fake photo links lead to malware
A simplistic but seemingly effective bait leading to malware is apparently been circling on Facebook for a couple of weeks now. Users are sent messages from their …
PayPal most phished, Facebook most blocked
OpenDNS released statistics about which websites were commonly blocked — and which websites users were frequently given access to — in 2010. The report additionally details …
“Guy kills girlfriend” Facebook scam
The latest Facebook scam counts on sheer morbid curiosity: According to Naked Security, variations of the same scam have been spotted propagating during the last few days and …
“Rare animal gift” scams target FarmVille players
A string of Farmille-themed scams have been popping up on Facebook in the last few days, trying to lure users into completing surveys by using offers of rare animals and Farm …
Fake Facebook password change notification leads to malware
The following e-mail purportedly sent by Facebook has recently been hitting inboxes around the world: The attached .zip file that supposedly contains the new password actually …
Dramatic increase in malware and phishing via social networks
By mid-2010, Facebook recorded half a billion active users, making it not only the largest social networking site, but also one of the most popular destinations on the web. …
Facebook backtracks on address and phone data sharing
It seems that enough people have objected to Facebook’s announcement about the imminent change regarding permissions for for address and mobile number that the social …
10 security predictions for 2011
WatchGuard Technologies’ security analysts provide their 2011 security predictions: 10. “APT” becomes security acronym of the year – Heard of …
Facebook apps now allowed to harvest users’ address and mobile phone number
The latest step that Facebook took in the long process of eroding our privacy expectations happened on Friday. The social network announced on their Developer Blog that from …