Social networks
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 ...
Hackers Hijack Indian PM Narendra Modi Twitter Account
Twitter account used to spread cryptocurrency scam Hackers deny that they have hacked Paytm Mall, India’s leading online shopping app A Twitter account posting tweets on behalf of the Indian Prime Minister’s ...
OSINT – Using Threat Intelligence to Secure Your Organisation
In my first article on Cyber Security Threat Intelligence Analysts, (CTI analysts) we covered what a CTI analyst is and discussed how they can bridge the gaps between IT, Security, and the ...
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, ...
Lawsuit alleges TikTok sends user videos to Chinese servers for surveillance
A college student from Palo Alto, California is suing video-sharing service TikTok for allegedly using surveillance software designed to harvest personally identifiable information, including biometric data, and send it to China for ...
Russia Wants Access to Tinder Photos and Conversations
Russian intelligence wants to take a closer look at your Tinder photos and conversations. After Tinder and 175 other companies agreed to comply with Russian legislation asking companies to store data on ...
Applicants Must Give Up Social Media Privacy for US Visa Approval
Be cautious with your digital presence as you might now have to share it with the US State Department. As of Friday, millions of US immigrant and non-immigrant visa seekers will have ...
Snapchat workers snooped on users with internal tool
Snapchat’s 186 million users may be in for a rude awakening today after revelation that multiple employees of the social media giant were able to abuse their power and snoop on members ...
Facebook Says 5% of Monthly Active Accounts Are Fake, Deletes 3B in 6 Months
Facebook removed 2.2 billion fake accounts between January and March 2019, bringing the total of accounts disabled to more than 3 billion over a six-month period, which includes Q4 2018 data, according ...
Database of 49 Million Instagram Influencers Leaked Online
Facebook is investigating a major data breach that leaked personal information of 49 million Instagram users, writes TechCrunch after it received and analyzed the data from security researcher Anurag Sen. The unsecured ...
