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Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm

November 4, 2019 0 Comments cat@net, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, epr, facebook, fake accounts, fake discussions, fake news, fundacja reporterow, Instagram, internet research agency, investigate europe, IRA, katarzyna pruszkiewicz, kulawa rebelia, macedonia, media monitoring, operation lame rebellion, poland, rebellion on crutches, russia, smear campaigns, Social networks, support campaigns, troll farm, trollery, trolls, twitter, undercover reporter, veles

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:58:41 +0000

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C6Rb8RS3-Z8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook launches $2m suit against alleged phishing, hacking sites

October 30, 2019 0 Comments copyright infringement, cybersquatting, facebook, hacking tools, id shield, Instagram, Law & order, lawsuit, Microsoft, onlinenic, phishing, security threats, trademark, trademark law, typosquatting, verizon

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:33:21 +0000

Facebook is using trademark law to target the operators of sites that imitate or target Facebook and Instagram sites.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/g_OViBXsCtw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook pulls fake news networks linked to Russia and Iran

October 23, 2019 0 Comments 2020 us presidential elections, blmnews, compromised accounts, facebook, fake accounts, fake news, graphika, Instagram, internet research agency, IRA, iraq, liberty front press, nathaniel gleicher, political ads, russia, russian troll army, russian trolls, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:02:15 +0000

It took down four foreign interference campaigns and announced initiatives to prevent foreign interference in US elections.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kiW_2Z3IoYY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (October 14 – 20)

October 21, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, dark web, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violence, facebook, facial recognition, Instagram, jackpot, jackpotting, kindle, Mark Zuckerberg, national cybersecurity awareness month, national domestic violence awareness month, oracle, password, passwords, phish, phishing, phishing scam, Ransomware, Tor, tor browser, us customs and border enforcement, vpn, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:45:45 +0000

Cybersecurity news for October 14 – 20, including the future of the password, the lingering threat of ransomware, and new security features from Instagram.

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A week in security

Tags: amazon Dark Web domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violence facebook facial recognition Instagram jackpot jackpotting kindle Mark Zuckerberg national cybersecurity awareness month National domestic violence awareness month Oracle password passwords phish phishing phishing scam ransomware tor Tor browser US Customs and Border Enforcement vpn vulnerabilities vulnerability

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Instagram clamps down on fake messages with anti-phishing tool

October 15, 2019 0 Comments anti-phishing, anti-phishing tool, email, emails from instagram, Instagram, mail, malicious email, malspam, phishing, phishing scams, safety, scams, Social engineering, social engineering attacks, social media scams

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:51:50 +0000

We take a look at a new anti-phishing feature Instagram hopes will cut down on imitation messages and other social engineering attempts.

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Social engineering

Tags: anti-phishing anti-phishing tool email emails from instagram Instagram mail malicious email malspam phishing phishing scams safety scams Social Engineering social engineering attacks social media scams

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Is the era of social media Likes over?

September 30, 2019 0 Comments cyberbullying, dislike button, facebook, influencers, Instagram, like button, likes, social media, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:21:07 +0000

Instagram’s testing a program to hide the Likes that have created a toxic cyberbullying environment. Now, Facebook is as well.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OX4X4nRKm0M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep10: Emotet’s back, mutant WannaCry and Insta scam – Naked Security Podcast

September 26, 2019 0 Comments copyright, emotet, Instagram, malware, Naked Security Podcast, phishing, Podcast, podcasts, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:21:06 +0000

Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nWmQT0mc684″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Instagram phish poses as copyright infringement warning – don’t click!

September 24, 2019 0 Comments 2fa, Instagram, phishing

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:26:39 +0000

Your Instagram account has value to the crooks – so they’re coming up with some cunning tricks to get at your passsword.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Gsj6ZQF0XFA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (September 16 -22)

September 23, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, browser guard, data destruction, education cybersecurity, emotet, Google, Google Chrome, Instagram, phishing, privacy law, s3buckets, visa, visa scam, youtube

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:55:30 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: amazon Browser guard data destruction education cybersecurity emotet Google Google Chrome Instagram phishing privacy law S3buckets visa visa scam youtube

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Instagram phishing uses 2FA as a lure

August 23, 2019 0 Comments Instagram, phishing

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:08:23 +0000

If the phishing page looks OK, and it has an HTTPS padlock, how are you supposed to spot phishes these days? Read our tips…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JksWcX1iM6g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>