Facebook Timeline remove hoax
A lot of Facebook users are not aware that the Timeline profile on their Facebook pages once activated it will never change back, so they become the prefect targets for scammers. The Facebook Timeline remove hoax first got in the attention of Symantec researchers, that on their report, noticed that a phishing site is now on the loose and it promises... [Read more ...]
New Facebook clickjacking scam spreads fast
A new and extremely viral clickjacking scam has been spotted targeting curious Facebook users. It hooks them with links to titillating, disgusting or “amazing” videos that their friends apparently “liked”, but once they click on the link, they are redirected to a splash page where they are asked to jump through some hoops in... [Read more ...]
Facebook paid bug hunters $40,000 in the last weeks
Facebook recently introduced error rewards program has proved a great success, says Joe Sullivan, director of the company’s security chief. “We know and have relationships with a large number of security experts, but this program was initiated dialogue with a totally new and ever growing number of people worldwide in over 16 countries, from... [Read more ...]
Angry Birds goes Facebook
Although Annoyed Birds got its start on the iPhone, it didn’t linger there for long. The hit bird-slinging puzzle game has since migrated to Android, iPad, WebOS, Windows, Mac, and the Playstation Network. Next up is Facebook, where Annoyed Birds will be landing later this year, according to Create. And because of the game’s existing popularity... [Read more ...]
Spammers target Social networks accounts
“2010 was the first year spam volumes went down,” Gillis said in the work of an onstage interview at DEMO Spring 2011. “Does that mean spam is less of a controversy? No.” Spammers are moving on from mass e-mail blasts to targeted assaults using social networking sites like Facebook & LinkedIn, Cisco security executive Tom... [Read more ...]
Don’t tweet or update your Facebook status if you’re about to commit a felony
It’s the golden rule of Facebook (& every other social network): In the event you don’t need your online activity to come back & bite you in the assets, don’t post anything you would not need your grandmother to see. & if grandma wears a badge & carries a gun, that rule goes double. An article in Wednesday’s New... [Read more ...]
Egypt authorities shut down internet access
The cut-off happened after midnight, local time, according to net monitoring firm Renesys, when the largest net Service Providers operating in a foreign country stopped providing the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing information used to connect the remainder of the world with computers in the Egypt. As protesters continue to clash with police... [Read more ...]
Facebook brings their mobile app to regular phones
On Wednesday, Facebook introduced a mobile app for feature rings, the less-expensive, Internet-capable rings that far outnumber smartphones in plenty of parts of the world. Like Facebook apps for the Apple iPhone & other smartphones, the Facebook for Feature rings app is designed to provide simple navigation, fast scrolling of status updates &... [Read more ...]
Android OS becomes a target of the Facebook attacks
January 12, 2011 by admin
Filed under Android Software
Sophos Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley agrees with a BitDefender study showing Facebook as a growing assault vector for smartphone malware. Sophos has seen a similar pattern, and Android rings are often the simplest targets, Cluley said in a sit-down interview Tuesday. “The iPhone operates in a more controlled surroundings and the BlackBerry... [Read more ...]
Improve your laptop security with AlwaysVPN
December 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under Computer security, Tech news
You’ve heard about the Firesheep Firefox add-in that lets anyone with virtually no hacking experience steal your identity when you visit a variety of websites, including Facebook. Here’s more bad news: Firesheep is far from the only privacy danger out there. there’s plenty of powerful tools that hackers can use to steal private information... [Read more ...]
1 out of 4 page views in the US is a Facebook page
Hitwise has released another incredible data that favors Facebook. According to their data, 1 in 4 page views in the United States is from Facebook. This year, in march Hitwise also reported that Google came second after Facebook, that is now the largest website in the U.S. with 7,07% of all visits. Google had 7,03% at that time. In september though,... [Read more ...]