Rogue WhatsApp Facebook apps harvest info, lead to malware
Rogue Facebook apps still occasionally pop up, even though they are not nearly as ubiquitous as they used to be. More often than not they supposedly show users who has been …
Facebook deceived developers and users with Verified Apps program
The privacy settlement that the US Federal Trade Commission and Facebook agreed on last November has been finalized on Friday and, unlike Google earlier that week, Facebook …
Facebook Developer World HACK 2012 announced
Facebook announced the Facebook Developer World HACK 2012, a series of events hosted around the world throughout August and September. Facebook Developer HACKs are day-long …
Illinois bans employers from demanding employees’ Facebook password
Illinois-based job searchers can breathe a collective sight of relief, as the state’s Governor Pat Quinn signed on Wednesday a bill that will prevent employers to demand …
“See who viewed your Facebook profile” scam targets users via Twitter
Even Twitter users aren’t safe from “See who viewed your Facebook profile” scams. “Twitter Followers? Check this out New Facebook Followers has been …
Facebook invites white hats to attack its corporate network
Nearly a year ago, Facebook introduced its bug bounty program, inviting security researchers to poke around the site, discover vulnerabilities that could compromise the …
Fake Facebook photo tag notification leads to malware
Beware of fake Facebook emails telling you that you’ve been tagged in a photo, as you could easily end up infected with malware. The emails do visually resemble messages …
“$50,000 Facebook reward” leads to surveys and other scams
If you receive an email or a message on your Facebook account purportedly sent by the social network and telling you that you have won $50,000, ignore it completely and delete …
Facebook API bug deletes contact info on users’ phones
If you thought that Facebook’s recent unannounced change of its users’ email address tied with their account to Facebook ones was bad, you’ll be livid if you …
Facebook promotes security tips
If you have logged into Facebook in the last few days, chances are you have been faced with a new Facebook message at the top of your page saying “Stay in control of …
One-click backup for Facebook and Flickr
Seagate introduced Backup Plus storage devices with one-click backup and the ability to save and share your content on Facebook and Flickr. Seagate Backup Plus hard drives …
Beware of bogus Facebook hacking tools
Users who are in the market for tools that are supposedly able to hack someone’s Facebook account should be extremely careful when being faced with such an offer. Trend …
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