Consumer privacy and social media

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Social media

Tags: privacy

Tags: policies

Tags: fines

Tags: legislation

Tags: scraping

Tags: advertising

Social media platforms are making a lot of money with targeted advertising. To improve the targeting, they want us much of your data as you are willing to give up…

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Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash

Categories: News

Tags: flipper zero

Tags: fake

Tags: scam

Tags: phish

Tags: portal

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: shop

Tags: sale

Tags: sold out

Tags: pentest

Tags: pentesting

Tags: hardware

Tags: enthusiast

Tags: technology

We take a look at reports of imitation Flipper Zero websites springing up to part unwary consumers from their money.

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Ho, ho, no! Scams to avoid this festive season

Categories: News

Tags: FBI

Tags: scams

Tags: xmas

Tags: christmas

Tags: festive season

Tags: social media

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: bitcoin

Tags: app

Tags: android

Tags: fake job

Tags: offer

Tags: whatsapp

Tags: telegram

Tags: interview

Tags: resume

Tags: gift cards

Tags: survey

We take a look at a list of popular scams compiled by the FBI to avoid this festive season, and offer our own insights.

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Hive Social pulls the plug on itself after security flaws found

Categories: News

Tags: Hive social

Tags: app

Tags: mobile

Tags: social media

Tags: socmed

Tags: mastodon

Tags: twitter

Tags: security

Hive was taken offline last Wednesday, after researchers found security issues which could have had major ramifications for service users.

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Man scammed IRL for a phone he sold online

Categories: News

Tags: scam

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: sale

Tags: selling

Tags: bank transfer

Tags: app

Tags: phone

Tags: mobile

Tags: social media

We take a look at reports of scammers using fake bank transfer apps to make it look as though they’ve bought your for-sale item.

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Romance scammer deepfakes Mark Ruffalo to con elderly artist

Categories: News

Tags: romance scam

Tags: deepfake

Tags: mark ruffalo

Tags: manga

Tags: theft

Tags: online

Tags: social media

We take a look at a romance scammer getting ahead of the game and using deepfakes to steal a huge amount of money from a victim.

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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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British Airways customers targeted in lost luggage Twitter scam

Categories: News

Tags: social media

Tags: twitter

Tags: luggage

Tags: airline

Tags: terminal

Tags: scam

Tags: fake

Tags: fraud

Tags: send money

Fake customer support accounts are extracting cash from people looking for some help on Twitter.

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Criminals using compromised social media accounts to “post indecent images of children” says UK cybercrime organization

Categories: Privacy

Tags: fraud

Tags: social media

UK based Action Fraud is warning of hacked social media accounts posting indecent images of children. We dig into available information.

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Criminals using compromised social media accounts to “post indecent images of children” says UK cybercrime organization

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:04:26 +0000

UK based Action Fraud is warning of hacked social media accounts posting indecent images of children. We dig into available information.

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