Social Media

The Age Verification Law That Could Change Social Media in the US

July 10, 2023

Age verification laws will require social media platforms to collect more of your personal information, from your birth certificate to your school records to biometrics. The process may expose you to more privacy threats, such as potential data abuse, data leaks, and identity theft.

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Cyber Security Insights

Why Social Media Is a Weak Spot for Companies’ Cybersecurity

September 26, 2022

Cybercriminals are using social engineering to target company employees on social media, which remains a weak point even if a company takes every precaution necessary to protect in-house information.

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Data Privacy Insights

WAIT, Don’t Post That: How to Safeguard Yourself Against the Dangers of Posting on Social Media

September 19, 2022

With so much of our lives documented online and on social media, it can be hard to decipher what is and isn’t a security threat. Securing your digital footprint takes vigilance and persistence and in an increasingly digitally-reliant world, safeguarding the profiles of you and your loved ones has never been more imperative.

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Cyber Security News

Disneyland Account Takeover Highlights Lax Security for Social Media Accounts

July 13, 2022

An account takeover hit Disneyland's Facebook and Instagram, and the company took some of its social media presence offline for a short period as it recovered.

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Cyber Security Insights

Social Media Statistics Are for Marketing Purposes

February 16, 2021

From the Capitol riot to squashing of Parler, clamping down on WeChat and TikTok to impact of the SolarWinds hack, these have been a whirlwind few months full of revelations.

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Cyber Security News

Chinese Startup Leaks 318 Million Private Records Obtained Through Data Scraping Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Social Profiles

January 22, 2021

A Chinese startup leaked information of more than 214 million social media users obtained through data scraping, including private information not provided on social profiles.

Fiber optics background with U.S. map showing social media speculation on biggest DDoS cyber attack in U.S.

Cyber Security News

Biggest DDoS Cyber Attack on U.S. Just Rampant Social Media Speculation

June 30, 2020

A rampant speculation was circulated on social media claiming that T-Mobile had suffered the biggest DDoS cyber attack in U.S., which turned out to be groundless.

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Cyber Security News

Data of 538 Million Weibo Users Is Available on the Dark Web for Only $250

April 3, 2020

Even though the data of 538 million Weibo users sold on dark web is limited, the information still posed a risk especially to the anonymous users sharing unfiltered news around the country.

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Cyber Security Insights

Social Media Networks Is a Favorite Phishing Spot for Scammers Because It’s Easy Pickings

March 18, 2020

Scammers have taken to social media networks as their favorite spot for phishing attacks as there are billions of registered users with a vast majority of them practicing little to no account security.

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Tech

Cat and Mouse Games: Chinese Social Media Users Invent Secret Codes to Bypass Government Censorship on COVID-19

March 12, 2020

The Chinese government is in a race to crack the code invented by social media users to circumvent government censorshop on discussions related to the coronavirus outbreak.