The Social Dilemma
In episode 142 for October 12th 2020: My conversation about the pros and cons of the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma” with frequent guest, Kevin Johnson. The Social Dilemma is a popular ...
Instagram photo flaw could have helped malicious hackers spy via users’ cameras and microphones
A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s Android and iOS apps could have allowed remote attackers to run malicious code, snoop on unsuspecting users, and hijack control of smartphone cameras and microphones. The security ...
Almost 235 Million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Profiles Exposed Online by Unsecured Database
A security researcher has found a database with almost 235 social media profiles scraped from the Internet, likely belonging to Social Data. Public user data is precious, and many companies want to ...
Instagram Influencer Arrested Amid Claims of $350 Million Global Cyber Scam
On the 29th of June, 2020, Dubai Police arrested the 38-year old Raymond Abbas in his Dubai home for allegedlyContinue reading The post Instagram Influencer Arrested Amid Claims of $350 Million Global ...
Phishing Attacks Use Social Media Notifications to Steal Credentials
Attackers are looking to steal the credentials of Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter users with elaborate phishing campaigns. The target of these campaign employees of major enterprise organizations. It might seem odd that ...
Everyone’s Creating Fake Social Media Accounts, Including Homeland Security
Over the last few years, we have all had to accept that social media platforms can and will be used by nefarious actors to achieve their ends. In fact, in many cases, ...
Stalking App Ghosty on Android Allowed Users to See Private Instagram Accounts
An application that would allow users to spy on Instagram private profiles was removed from the Google Play Store after Facebook took notice. Ghosty was an Android app that allowed people to ...
Protect Yourself from Social Media Scams
Social media has become a huge attack vector. Learn why social media scams such as quizzes, romance scams, and social phishing are becoming more popular and what you can do you protect ...
Hong Kong Protests, Instagram’s Anti-Phishing Tool, Smart Device Fail
You’re listening to the Shared Security Podcast, exploring the trust you put in people, apps, and technology…with your host, Tom Eston In episode 90 for October 14th 2019: How protesters in Hong ...
Instagram Launches New Feature to Help Users Identify Phishing Emails
Instagram announced the release of a new feature that’s designed to help its users identify phishing emails impersonating the social media platform. On October 7, Instagram tweeted out about the new capability ...
