After concerns of handing Facebook taxpayer info, four companies found to have improperly shared data
Tax preparation firms shared user information with Google and Meta without proper consent by using tracking pixels
Read moreUpload a video selfie to get your Facebook or Instagram account back
Meta wants to introduce the option to upload a video selfie if you need to recover a lost Facebook or Instagram account.
Read moreExposing the Facebook funeral livestream scam (Lock and Code S05E21)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Zach Hinkle and Pieter Arntz about the Facebook funeral livestream scam.
Read moreFacebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined
The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $101M because 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext.
Read moreCrooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:33:10 +0000
A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business partners, a new indictment charges. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that many of the man’s alleged targets were members of UGNazi, a hacker group behind multiple high-profile breaches and cyberattacks back in 2012.
Read moreDon’t share the viral Instagram Meta AI “legal” post
Instagram users are sharing a hoax in enormous numbers in an attempt at preventing Meta from harvesting their posts and photos to train its AI.
Read moreFacebook scrapes photos of kids from Australian user profiles to train its AI
Meta has admitted to scraping Australian Facebook user’s public photos, posts and other data to train its AI models, including those of kids on adult profiles.
Read moreFake funeral “live stream” scams target grieving users on Facebook
Facebook scammers are posting links to fake funeral live streams to get victims to sign up for paid services or steeal credit card details
Read moreMeta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture
Meta has settled a Texas lawsuit over gathering biometric data for Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” feature without informed consent.
Read moreDesperate Taylor Swift fans defrauded by ticket scams
When there are not nearly enough tickets for some concerts to accommodate all the fans that desperately want to be there, it makes for ideal hunting grounds for scammers.
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