Mac forensics software gathers social networking evidence
MacForensicsLab Social Agent 1.0 is designed to get evidence from chats, private messages, and blog activity on Facebook (and other) social networking websites. Social Agent …
Facebook’s recurring nuisance – the recycled scam
Every now and then, a new Facebook scam pops up that takes advantage of the users’ curiosity and lures them in by promising to allow them to view who has visited their …
Facebook users think social networking spam is a problem
Facebook became the world’s largest social network by giving users a cleaner more intimate way to connect with friends and family. Yet social networking spam is now a …
Fake documents sold on Facebook
I never thought I would see a page like this on Facebook, but I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised: “We offer only original high-quality fake passports, …
Curiosity fuels Chatroulette and Facebook scam
Another scam taking advantage of the curiosity of users is spreading on Facebook. This time, the lure is a supposedly embarrassing and disgusting chance meeting between father …
Security implications of new Facebook e-mail service
Facebook has announced its new email service which brings together Facebook messages, instant messaging chat and SMS messages in one place. “Before signing up, users …
Half of SMBs block employee access to Facebook
Companies are becoming more vigilant when it comes to their employees’ use of social networking sites, according to Webroot. The survey of more than 1,000 businesses …
Facebook “free plane tickets” scams
Don’t be tricked by the impossibly good offers that have lately been popping up on Facebook profiles. There are no free ticket giveaways – there’s only the …
Facebook bug compromises top pages
A customer of Sendible, an online marketing service for promoting and tracking brands through the use of social media, e-mail and SMS messaging, has inadvertently discovered a …
Backup for Facebook Fan Pages
Backupify announced its backup and archival solution for Facebook fan pages. Backupify for Facebook makes it easy to avoid data loss and to mitigate the risks associated with …
Perverted Facebook hacker targeted women
The recent arrest of a 23-year-old California man that has allegedly hacked e-mail accounts of more than 170 women and posted sexually explicit pictures found within them to …
Facebook discovers and “punishes” UID-selling developers
The recent discovery that some Facebook application were inadvertently forwarding users’ UIDs to advertising agencies and data collection companies has spurred the …