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Beware the Latest Cryptocurrency Scams Involving Celebrity Twitter Accounts

March 28, 2018

As prices of cryptocurrencies continue to skyrocket, fraudulent cryptocurrency scams are on the rise. Twitter cryptocurrency scams impersonating celebrities or influencers are so popular with cryptocurrency thieves and hackers simply because they are so easy to pull off on a daily basis. Read More

Golden key on green box showing the new controversial treaty between U.S. and U.K. which could force social media companies to create encryption backdoor

Data Privacy News

Controversial New US-UK Treaty Could Force Social Media Companies to Create Encryption Backdoor

October 8, 2019

Under the new treaty between U.S. and UK, social media companies could be forced to open encryption backdoor for law enforcement officials to read the messages from criminals, terrorists and pedophiles. Read More

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Cyber Security News

Cyber Criminals Have Turned Social Media Cyber Crime Into a $3 Billion Business

March 12, 2019

The problem of social media cyber crime is growing at an astonishing rate and is now a $3 billion business. According to a recent report, nearly 1 in 5 organizations worldwide are now infected by malware distributed by social media. Read More

Young girl taking selfie showing FaceApp privacy seen as the type of drama we’ve come to expect from social media companies

Data Privacy News

FaceApp Privacy Concerns Show the Perils and Pitfalls of Social Media

July 29, 2019

In many ways, the hubbub surrounding FaceApp privacy was really no different from the type of drama we’ve come to expect from social media companies. Read More

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Cyber Security News

Instagram Data Leak Exposes Account Information Including Full Names and Phone Numbers

September 23, 2019

Even though the recent Instagram data leak only expose contact information of millions of users, knowledge of phone numbers could create a pathway for SIM swap attacks. Read More

Facebook app icon on mobile phone showing the privacy concerns over Instagram data scraping by HYP3R

Data Privacy News

Instagram Data Scraping by HYP3R Raises Privacy Concerns

August 23, 2019

Recent Instagram data scraping by HYP3R has raised many privacy concerns as the trusted Facebook marketing partner was found scraping and re-packaging social media data for advertisers. Read More

Man touching virtual screen with human icons on world map showing privacy concerns over new FBI plans for social media surveillance

Data Privacy News

New FBI Plans for Social Media Surveillance Already Raising Significant Privacy Concerns

August 21, 2019

Many have raised privacy concerns over FBI’s plan to develop a social media surveillance tool which will proactively identify and reactively monitor persons of interest or suspects in ongoing cases. Read More

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Data Privacy News

New Research Study Shows That Social Media Privacy Might Not Be Possible

February 3, 2019

New research study suggests that even deleting your accounts might not be enough to protect your social media privacy. Using machine learning algorithms, your “friends” activities can create some startlingly accurate profiles about you. Read More

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Cyber Security News

Pentagon’s Leaked Database Reveals Extent of Internet Surveillance

November 24, 2017

Misconfigured AWS buckets containing dozens of terabytes worth of social media messages were exposed to the public. The data found in Pentagon's leaked database was gathered by the U.S. military as part of their ongoing efforts to identify so called ‘persons of interest’, revealing the extent of internet surveillance. Read More

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Data Privacy News

Potential Security Flaw Involving Twitter Direct Messages Sparks Concern About User Privacy

February 25, 2019

Twitter retains direct messages for years, including messages that you or others have deleted. And that’s even the case if Twitter direct messages are sent to or from an account that has been suspended or deactivated. Read More