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Report: 53% of social media logins are fraud

August 28, 2019 0 Comments account hijacking, Botnet, bots, click farms, data loss, data scraping, holiday scams, logins, scripted attacks, security threats, Social engineering, Social networks, Spam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:16:32 +0000

Most attacks are from botnets. The goals: spreading spam, stealing data, spreading propaganda, and social-engineering consumers for profit.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GlHMOtyrs8I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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‘Privacy policy change’ hoax infects Instagram; it confirms it’s crud

August 23, 2019 0 Comments chain letter, facebook, Hoax, Instagram, privacy policy, Social networks, Spam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:38:00 +0000

Multiple celebs fell for this one. Don’t believe them – it’s as much as a hoax as it’s always been.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fqYSQUlREk0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Cambridge Analytica, clear history, delete history, facebook, login, Login with Facebook, Pixel, pixel tracking, Privacy, Social networks, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:02:55 +0000

The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OzZW7zidE7Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Did Facebook know about “View As” bug before 2018 breach?

August 19, 2019 0 Comments access tokens, data breach, data loss, facebook, facebook data, Law & order, online privacy, Privacy, security threats, social network, Social networks, View As, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:31:52 +0000

Even though Facebook protected employees, it failed to fix the vulnerability or to protect most users, a court filing charges.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3KG4K9pSsio” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook got humans to listen in on some Messenger voice chats

August 15, 2019 0 Comments AI, audio, contractors, Data Protection Commission, eavesdropping, facebook, GDPR, Ireland, Law & order, Messenger, Privacy, Social networks, transcription, voice chats, voice recognition

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:15:55 +0000

Facebook says it’s paused the practice of collecting voice clips and sending them to employees to transcribe and analyze.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ygMZYoeBESk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook is working on mind-reading

August 2, 2019 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, brain-computer interface, facebook, Facebook Reality Labs, mind reading, research, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:39:03 +0000

The completely non-evil-genius goal: a wearable, noninvasive device that could translate thoughts into text, for the speech impaired or VR.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/E-Vvn7l33Vw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging

August 1, 2019 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Apple, australia, backdoors, Canada, Cryptography, encryption, end-to-end encryption, facebook, Five Eyes, FVEY, Instagram, Law & order, Messenger, Mobile, new zealand, Privacy, Social networks, terrorism, uk, US, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:39:54 +0000

The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OwcXC3l1bLY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers target Telegram accounts through voicemail backdoor

July 30, 2019 0 Comments 2SV, Brad Arkin, Government Hack, Hacker, Law & order, security threats, Social networks, telegram, voicemail, voicemal hack

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:39:06 +0000

As politicians should know by now, secure messaging apps such as Telegram can quickly become a double-edged sword.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/JiHkgvqqGmE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole

July 24, 2019 0 Comments children online, facebook, Facebook Messenger, ico, Information Commissioner's Office, Messenger for Kids, online privacy, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:32:46 +0000

A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zoVWl8iXUpM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>