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How new Facebook user profiles impact privacy

Facebook today announced its New Profile, designed to help users share their experiences, discover common interests and highlight meaningful relationships. The service will be …

Week in review: WikiLeaks developments, rich scammers and ATM infections

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Release of diplomatic cables reveals Aurora attacks instigator Among the …

Phishers exploit Facebook features

Phishing e-mails supposedly coming from the Facebook Security Team with account deactivation warnings have been hitting inboxes around the world. The targeted users are led to …

Mac forensics software gathers social networking evidence

MacForensicsLab Social Agent 1.0 is designed to get evidence from chats, private messages, and blog activity on Facebook (and other) social networking websites. Social Agent …

Facebook’s recurring nuisance – the recycled scam

Every now and then, a new Facebook scam pops up that takes advantage of the users’ curiosity and lures them in by promising to allow them to view who has visited their …

Facebook users think social networking spam is a problem

Facebook became the world’s largest social network by giving users a cleaner more intimate way to connect with friends and family. Yet social networking spam is now a …

Fake documents sold on Facebook

I never thought I would see a page like this on Facebook, but I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised: “We offer only original high-quality fake passports, …

Curiosity fuels Chatroulette and Facebook scam

Another scam taking advantage of the curiosity of users is spreading on Facebook. This time, the lure is a supposedly embarrassing and disgusting chance meeting between father …

Security implications of new Facebook e-mail service

Facebook has announced its new email service which brings together Facebook messages, instant messaging chat and SMS messages in one place. “Before signing up, users …

Half of SMBs block employee access to Facebook

Companies are becoming more vigilant when it comes to their employees’ use of social networking sites, according to Webroot. The survey of more than 1,000 businesses …

Facebook “free plane tickets” scams

Don’t be tricked by the impossibly good offers that have lately been popping up on Facebook profiles. There are no free ticket giveaways – there’s only the …

Facebook bug compromises top pages

A customer of Sendible, an online marketing service for promoting and tracking brands through the use of social media, e-mail and SMS messaging, has inadvertently discovered a …

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