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A week in security (January 9—15)

January 16, 2023 0 Comments 2023 predictions, awis, department of interior, facebook, github, Google, identity theft, Instagram, k-12, k-12 security, Magecart, maternal & family health services, meta, Microsoft, news, nso group, pokemon nft, ransomware. vice society ransomware, royal mail, Slack, snapchat, TikTok, vice society, weak passwords, week in security, weekly blog roundup, whatsapp, youtube

Categories: News

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The most interesting security related news from the week of January 9—15.

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US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok over harm to kids

January 10, 2023 0 Comments alphabet, bytedance, facebook, Instagram, meta, news, seattle public school, section 230, snap, snapchat, sps, TikTok, youtube

Categories: News

Tags: Facebook

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A whole school district in Seattle is suing social media giants for causing harm to kids and youths.

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“Baby dumped at the gate” post is a Facebook hoax

December 8, 2022 0 Comments abandoned baby, ad, facebook, fake, Hoax, lost, missing baby, news, Scam

Categories: News

Tags: missing baby

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We take a look at reports of a fake missing baby hoax in circulation on Facebook.

Security Sophos

How social media scammers buy time to steal your 2FA codes

November 21, 2022 0 Comments facebook, lockout, phishing, Privacy, Scam

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:02:42 +0000

The warning is hosted on a real Facebook page; the phishing uses HTTPS via a real Google server… but the content is all fake

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Warning: “FaceStealer” iOS and Android apps steal your Facebook login

October 18, 2022 0 Comments Awareness, facebook, facebook stealer, facestealer, fake android apps, fake ios apps, meta, nathan collier, news

Categories: Awareness

Categories: News

Tags: FaceStealer

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FaceStealer is back. As a seasoned threat to legitimate app stores, expect it to be gone and then back again.

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5 things to teach your kids about social media

September 21, 2022 0 Comments adults, back to school, children, facebook, Instagram, kids, parents, personal, safety, school, sharing, social media, teen, teenagers, teens, tik-tok, twitter

Categories: Personal

Tags: school

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We have some suggestions for helping your kids keep themselves safe on social media as they head back into school.

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A week in security (September 12 – 18)

September 19, 2022 0 Comments Edge, facebook, fuzzing, ios 16, mdr, msp, news, north face, passkey, Pixel, seasaw, steam, uber, wpgateway, zero days

Categories: News

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Tags: MDR

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Tags: fuzzing

Tags: iOS 16

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Tags: Steam

Tags: Pixel

Tags: zero-days

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Tags: Facebook

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Don’t share the WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ phone hacking alert: It’s a hoax

September 6, 2022 0 Comments facebook, fake, hack, Hoax, martinelli, news, whatsapp

Categories: News

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: Martinelli

Tags: hack

Tags: hoax

Tags: fake

Tags: facebook

We take a look at a persistent hacking hoax which has been bouncing around for a few years. Who, or what, is Martinelli?

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Phishers use verified status as bait for Instagram users

September 5, 2022 0 Comments email, facebook, Instagram, news, phish, phishing, scams, verified

Categories: News

Categories: Scams

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: instagram

Tags: facebook

Tags: verified

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We take a look at a phishing campaign targeting users of Instagram with the promise of verified status.

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Facebook agrees to settle class action lawsuit related to Cambridge Analytica data breach

August 29, 2022 0 Comments data breach, facebook, legal

Credit to Author: Varun Aggarwal| Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:19:00 -0700

The four-year-old lawsuit claimed Facebook allowed the British political consulting firm access to private data of over 80 million users.