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Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages

Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users – they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an …

Facebook bug allows user data theft via specially crafted websites

A proof-of-concept attack page that exploits a Facebook vulnerability to access a user’s private data has been devised by two students who shared the information with …

Private info on Facebook increasingly used in court

Making the content of your Facebook account private can thwart the social network’s plan to share as much information possible with advertisers, but may not keep out …

“Facebook closing all accounts” scam hits users

The latest scam to hit Facebook users is a slight variation of the survey scams that target them daily. But this time, the lure isn’t bogus “OMG” I …

New malware strains wreaking havoc on Facebook

PandaLabs announced the discovery of security exploits via popular social media sites Facebook and Twitter. In the last several days, two new malware strains have been …

API bug responsible for Zuckerberg page hack

When at first Facebook didn’t issue a statement about what really happened on Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page and how someone managed to post a message in his name …

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 …

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