Posted on December 13, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Facebook, Privacy, Security, Technology
Posted December 12, 2012 Facebook’s most recent round of changes carry some good privacy tidings, including Privacy shortcuts from the main page drop-down menu, plus a new Request Removal tool for getting untagged (and telling the tagger why) in multiple photos. But it’s also a story of missed opportunities and privacy features being taken away. [...]
Posted on December 7, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Privacy, Security, social networks, Technology
Posted December 5, 2012 Those claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous have declared war on the internet’s most hated man, Hunter Moore, who gained infamy by publishing pornographic photos of people without their permission, in fulfillment of the wishes of their bitter exes. For more, here’s the story.
Posted on December 7, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Law & order, Security, social networks, Technology
Posted December 5, 2012 A woman tells, in a YouTube video, how she stole a car, smoked the marijuana found therein, robbed a bank, is a victim of the government, and told her mother it was the “best day of her life.” She was arrested before police even found the video. Read the full story [...]
Posted on December 7, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Data loss, Facebook, iOS, Malware, Mobile, Security, Security Threats, social networks, Technology, Vulnerability
Posted December 4, 2012 A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept attack on Instagram for iOS that would allow malicious users to remotely hijack victims’ accounts, delete or download photos, and tinker with profile details. Here’s more.
Posted on December 7, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Data loss, Facebook, Malware, Phishing, Security, Security Threats, social networks, Technology, Vulnerability
Posted November 30, 2012 Slimy worms! Disguised as Facebook news! Unleashed on unsuspecting Facebook employees – by its own engineering team! This was the second year that Facebook celebrated Hacktober, a month-long feast of self-inflicted cyberattacks designed to tune staff’s threat perception. Read the story now.
Posted on November 20, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Apple, iOS, Mobile, Security, spam, Technology, Twitter
Posted November 14, 2012 An iOS dictionary application has rewarded those who bought it by hijacking their Twitter feeds to post cooked-up piracy confessions. The Japanese maker of the dictionary apps has apologised and posted fixed versions, but the #softwarepirateconfession tweets are still coming in at a good clip, much to the chagrin of law-abiding, [...]
Posted on November 12, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Security, Security Threats, social networks, Technology, Twitter
Posted November 9, 2012 While it did get a little tipsy with password-reset gusto, plenty of Twitter accounts were in fact hacked. Fingers of blame are pointed eastward, with China watchers well-represented on the list of accounts hacked, but perpetrators of such attacks are tough to pin down. Read the story now.
Posted on November 12, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Facebook, Security, social networks, spam, Technology
Posted November 8, 2012 Hungry for a few dozen hamburgers? Your stomach will continue to rumble, plus your blood pressure will likely go up, if you click on a Facebook survey scam offering “Free $100 McDonald’s Gift Card”. For more, here’s the story.
Posted on November 9, 2012
by Lisa Vaas
in Data loss, Facebook, Privacy, Security, Security Threats, social networks, Technology, Twitter
Posted October 24, 2012 A new study shows that 88% of sexually explicit photos and videos of children and other young people found online have been lifted from legitimate source sites, including social networking sites such as Facebook, video sites such as YouTube, or stolen/lost phones. Read more.
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