“Untraceable” surveillance firm sued for scraping Facebook and Instagram data

Categories: News

Tags: Voyager Labs

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: Meta

Tags: surveillance tool

Tags: data scraping

Voyager Labs, a surveillance firm, allegedly created thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts so it could use its scraping tool to steal data.

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A week in security (January 9—15)

Categories: News

Tags: AWIS

Tags: weekly blog roundup

Tags: week in security

Tags: Slack

Tags: GitHub

Tags: Magecart

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: Pokemon NFT

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: Snapchat

Tags: TikTok

Tags: YouTube

Tags: Google

Tags: Meta

Tags: identity theft

Tags: Maternal & Family Health Services

Tags: 2023 predictions

Tags: Royal Mail

Tags: K-12 security

Tags: K-12

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: NSO Group

Tags: Department of Interior

Tags: weak passwords

Tags: Vice Society

Tags: ransomware. Vice Society ransomware

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

Categories: News

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: Snapchat

Tags: TikTok

Tags: YouTube

Tags: Section 230

Tags: Seattle Public School

Tags: SPS

Tags: Meta

Tags: Alphabet

Tags: Snap

Tags: ByteDance

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

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5 things to teach your kids about social media

Categories: Personal

Tags: school

Tags: back to school

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: facebook

Tags: instagram

Tags: tik-tok

Tags: sharing

Tags: safety

Tags: kids

Tags: adults

Tags: parents

Tags: children

Tags: teens

Tags: teen

Tags: teenagers

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

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YouTuber on the run after allegedly swiping $55m from followers

Categories: News

Tags: YouTube

Tags: forex

Tags: trading

Tags: scam

Tags: Instagram

Tags: influencer

Tags: dance

Tags: dancing

Tags: fashion

Tags: money

We take a look at a tale of lost wealth, influencer lifestyles, and a Forex deal which brings everything crashing down.

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Phishers use verified status as bait for Instagram users

Categories: News

Categories: Scams

Tags: phish

Tags: phishing

Tags: instagram

Tags: facebook

Tags: verified

Tags: email

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

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Spying on the spies. See what JavaScript commands get injected by in-app browsers

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Krause

Tags: inappbrowser.com

Tags: Meta

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: TikTok

A developer and privacy expert created a platform that allows iOS users to see injected JavaScript in their in-app browsers

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Europe threatens to ban Facebook over data transfers to the US

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:36:30 +0000

The EU is warning Meta that it needs to make big changes to the way it handles data transfers between the Europe and US.

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Instagram introduces new ways for users to verify their age

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:47:00 +0000

Meta has announced it’s going to test new age verification methods like social vouching and video selfies for INstagram users.

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