Facebook scam with aggressive spreading mechanism
In a new Facebook scam with an aggressive spreading mechanism, users are informed through the platform’s own notification system and by email that they have been made …
Two new malware variants targeting Facebook
Two new malware variants are targeting Facebook users, according to Fortinet. The malware, which is intended to look as though they’re coming from Facebook, claim that …
Osama bin Laden spam invades Facebook
I guess the news about the death of Osama bin Laden is starting to reach everyone around the world. Every time something big as this happens, people get curious and start …
Video: Inside the new Facebook data center
Facebook recently opened its new data center in Oregon and journalists were able to visit the Prineville facility. The videos below, recorded by Data Center Knowledge, take …
Facebook announces two-factor authentication
Facebook will be rolling out the two-factor authentication option which, once turned on, will ask users to insert a code when they try to log into the social network from a …
Bredolab variant delivered by fake Facebook warning
There are over 600 millions of active Facebook users in the world, so it’s no wonder that they are often targets of a great variety of scams. The latest one is delivered …
Children on social networks unaware of privacy risks
77% of 13-16 year olds and 38% of 9-12 year olds in the EU have a profile on a social networking site, according to a pan-European survey carried out for the European …
Malware silently hijacks Facebook account and adds apps
Several months ago, when the operators of the Sality P2P botnet pushed out malware that not only collected usernames and passwords and sends them to the C&C servers but …
Koobface says goodbye to Facebook
Koobface – the computer worm that targets users of the social networking websites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and others – has stopped using Facebook to …
“Official Profile Viewer Application” Facebook scam
After many, many offers of applications that supposedly show Facebook users who views their profile the most, has the time finally come when these lures don’t work as …
US government to deliver terror alerts via Facebook and Twitter
Color-coded terror alerts for US citizens could very soon become a thing of the past. Starting from April 27, the Department of Homeland Security is likely to differentiate …
Uptick in rogue Facebook applications
GFI Software announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of March 2011. GFI researchers found that the Japanese tsunami, earthquake and subsequent …