Malware hijacks Twitter accounts to send dangerous links
Twitter users in the Netherlands are being targeted by a piece of malware that hijacks their accounts, according to security vendor Trusteer.
Jeremy Kirk | 23 Apr | Read more
Twitter users in the Netherlands are being targeted by a piece of malware that hijacks their accounts, according to security vendor Trusteer.
Jeremy Kirk | 23 Apr | Read more
The latest targeted attack, on Chinese activists, shows how cybercriminals are broadening their tactics in going after individuals
Antone Gonsalves | 11 Apr | Read more
Last week, Facebook released new software for Android phones called "Home." The software is a set of apps that you can download to put Facebook photos and messaging front and center on your mobile device.
Kristin Burnham | 09 Apr | Read more
Facebook has posted a Q&A on its website about the privacy implications of its new Facebook Home software for Android phones, though it was unclear if it has addressed all the concerns raised.
James Niccolai | 06 Apr | Read more
Facebook quickly fixed a privacy leak in its new timeline after being alerted to the problem, according to a watchdog that follows the social-networking site closely.
Jeremy Kirk | 18 Mar | Read more
Professional social networking service LinkedIn won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of premium users who had their log-in passwords exposed as a result of a security breach of the company's servers last year.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Mar | Read more
Facebook is rolling out a patch to fix a rare bug in its API that had apparently been leaking users' phone numbers to app developers.
Zach Miners | 27 Feb | Read more
Trend Micro is adding the often confusing world of Facebook privacy settings to a new version of its flagship security software.
Martyn Williams | 25 Feb | Read more
Facebook has patched a serious vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to easily gain access to private user account data and control accounts by tricking users into opening specifically crafted links, a Web application security researcher said late Thursday.
Lucian Constantin | 22 Feb | Read more
Twitter has implemented DMARC, a standard for preventing email spoofing, in order to make it harder for attackers to send phishing emails that appear to come from twitter.com addresses.
Lucian Constantin | 21 Feb | Read more
Twitter is urging its account holders to be smarter with their passwords following two recent attacks by hackers directed at Burger King and Jeep that took control of those accounts.
Zach Miners | 20 Feb | Read more
Burger King saw a surprising upside after its Twitter account was compromised on Monday: tens of thousands of people began following its account.
Jeremy Kirk | 19 Feb | Read more
Facebook said Friday it had been the target of a sophisticated hacking attack but that it had no evidence any user data had been compromised.
Zach Miners | 15 Feb | Read more
Twitter's servers have been breached by "extremely sophisticated" hackers who may have made off with user names and passwords for about 250,000 users, according to the company.Twitter's servers have been breached by "extremely sophisticated" hackers who may have made off with user names and passwords for about 250,000 users, according to the the company.
James Niccolai and Zach Miners | 02 Feb | Read more
The maker of the Path social networking app will pay a US$800,000 civil penalty to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, the agency said Friday.
Grant Gross | 01 Feb | Read more