Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters
Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament …
Meta introduces default end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Facebook
Meta is introducing default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats and calls across Messenger and Facebook, the company revealed on Wednesday. Rolling out E2EE for Messenger …
Instagram account suspension wave hits users
Earlier today, many Instagram users were faced with an alarming message when they tried to use the service: Clicking on the “Disagree with decision” button lead …
Account pre-hijacking attacks possible on many online services
Online accounts getting hijacked and misused is an everyday occurrence, but did you know that account pre-hijacking attacks are also possible? Inspired by previous research on …
Malicious COVID-19 online content bypassing moderation efforts of social media platforms
Malicious COVID-19 online content – including racist content, disinformation and misinformation – thrives and spreads online by bypassing the moderation efforts of …
DataStax K8ssandra now available on any Kubernetes environment
DataStax announced that K8ssandra, an open-source distribution of Apache Cassandra on Kubernetes, is available on any Kubernetes environment including distro-specific …
Fleeceware apps extract hundreds of dollars per year from their users through subscription services
Avast has discovered more than 200 new fleeceware applications on the Apple App Store and the Google PlayStore. The apps have been downloaded approximately one billion times …
Digital thought clones manipulate real-time online behavior
In The Social Dilemma, the Netflix documentary that has been in the news recently for its radical revelations, former executives at major technology companies like Facebook, …
New technique keeps your online photos safe from facial recognition algorithms
In one second, the human eye can only scan through a few photographs. Computers, on the other hand, are capable of performing billions of calculations in the same amount of …
2FA, HTTPS and private browsing still a mystery to most Americans
Most US adults know what phishing scams are and where they occur, what browser cookies do, and that advertising is the largest source of revenue for most social media …
Cybercriminals targeting social media: Facebook and Instagram are becoming phishers’ favorites
Social media phishing, primarily Facebook and Instagram, saw the highest quarter- over-quarter growth of any industry with a 74.7 percent increase, according to the Vade …
Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram
The New York Times offers the option but is not on by default, and Instagram offers none. “This move could be potentially be good or bad for security/privacy. But given …