“$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 …
Facebook unveils new mobile security measures
Facebook has introduced three security updates for protecting its mobile users: a code generator, the ability to report unwanted content on your phone, and improved mobile …
Facebook warns its users infected with DNSChanger
As the date of the shutdown of the interim systems that allow computers infected by the DNSChanger Trojan to connect to the Internet draws near, Facebook has joined Google in …
iOS app creates different personas on social networks
Have you ever decided not to post an update because you didn’t want your entire social network to be privy to every intimate detail of your life? Of course you have. …
Dissecting modern privacy concerns
In this interview, Al Raymond, VP of Privacy & Records Management at ARAMARK Corporation, discusses the nature of identity in a digital society, the implications of over …
Facebook Timeline Remover is still alive
You may have seen reports of a Facebook themed “remove my timeline” scam, where users are asked to install a browser extension to roll Facebook back to the way it …
Beware of fake Facebook account cancellation emails
Fake account cancellation emails are targeting Facebook users and trying to get them infected with information-stealing malware, warns Sophos. The email looks pretty …
Bogus Facebook apps could lead to Android malware
Bitdefender researchers have recently spotted something that could be the beginning of paid promotions through Facebook, and believe that the approach can very easily be used …