Leaky Server Exposes 419M Phone Numbers of Facebook Users
Server lacked password protection and included multiple databases with records from the U.S., U.K. and Vietnam.
Facebook Drops Default Facial Recognition Tag Suggestions
Facebook will allow users to “opt out” of its face recognition feature.
ThreatList: Half of All Social Media Logins Are Fraud
Fraudsters are using social media to spam, steal information, spread propaganda and execute social-engineering campaigns.
It’s been around forever, but in a modern digital era marked by influence campaigns and deep fakes, information warfare has become much easier to carry out.
Hundreds of contractors reportedly were hired to transcribe Messenger voice chats in order to test the accuracy of an AI algorithm — raising questions about what Facebook does with the data.
The FTC has levied its biggest fine ever against the social network, but it’s unlikely to have much effect.
A widespread malware campaign, ongoing since 2014, was using Facebook accounts and posts to spread malware through URL links.
An attempt by Facebook to block a lawsuit, regarding a massive 2018 data breach, has been shot down.
The social platform has suspended six sets of accounts across four jurisdictions for running alleged influence campaigns, including Iran.
215 accounts use the same family of special URL shorteners to track the effectiveness of the operation.
