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Cricket South Africa page got hacked earlier today where hackers posted racist and sexual content on the page which surprised many of the team’s fans. The Cricket South Africa Facebook page has over 3 million likes and on Wednesday morning unusual posts began to get shared on the page which continued on for 2 hours after […]
A recent Facebook phishing scam asks users on the social media giant to verify their page because a suspected page forgery was detected — However, it’s a sophisticated scam. Facebook and phishing scams have an ultimate connection for life. Every day thousands of users around the world lose their accounts due to lack of awareness about such […]
After creating havoc among ISIS circles by hacking their social media accounts, Anonymous is back again and this time it aims at sabotaging the militant group’s image for good. As per Anonymous’ statement, December 11 will see a formal launching of ISIS trolling campaign. The militant group that claims to be warriors taking actions to […]
LinkedIn can be a hacker’s treasure trove and job seeker’s nightmare. The IT security company Symantec revealed that dozens of fake accounts on social networking sites are being used by hackers pretending to be recruiters. The accounts holders let hackers plot a network of business professionals and achieve the professional’s trust. By building a connection […]
The latest Facebook scam asks users to download a video player — The price for this player is your login credentials. Facebook is gearing up itself to compete with YouTube in the online video streaming business and there’s no doubt that it is doing good but, there’s a problem with the social media giant and […]
A group from Brazil has started an unusual campaign against the people who make racist comments on the Internet. What they do is they pick up comments from the virtual (online) world to the real world where they post those comments on the billboards near the place where online commenters live. The group is known […]
According to an official document from the FBI, a Russian gang has been involved in a breach of 1.2 billion login credentials. Furthermore, the records state the gang as “CyberVor” and have been charged with theft of 1.2 billion login credentials and half a billion email addresses. FBI’s investigations were based on the findings of […]
A Facebook bug is not a surprising thing to know about but Zuckerberg quitting his job as the Facebook’s CEO is not only surprising but also shocking. Yes, Facebook Bug makes Mark Zuckerberg Quit his Job from Facebook. This is not a technical flaw it’s just a bug discovered by a Nepal-based security researcher Sachin Thakuri. The […]
Facebook has over 1 billion daily active users, with people in the US spending a staggering 27 hours on the social networking site every month. The company thinks that that kind of sky-high usage and engagement gives it certain responsibilities. “Because people interact with Facebook so often, we’re spending a lot of time thinking about how we can play a […]
Al-Hayat, an agency that spreads all the content relevant to ISIS on different online platforms has announced the ISIS intentions on moving their operations to Dark web. There are a number of blogs and forums the agency posts regarding ISIS activities. Most significant of them are the Ansar Khilafah blog and the Shamikh forums. In […]
Going through Facebook profiles will now be a different experience with Facebook experimenting a new feature, which will allow anyone visiting user profile to search for anything that is posted at any time on the profile. With Facebook profiles getting filled with regular updates, some of the important updates might be missed by user’s Facebook […]
Facebook’s Photo Magic Can Scan Users’ Camera Roll to find Photos of their Friends — We learned about Facebook’s new feature called Photo Magic earlier this week. Reports suggest that this new feature is being tested in Australia and is equipped with the power to scan your phone’s Camera Roll and find pictures of your […]
A Belgian court has ordered Facebook to stop tracking internet users within next 48 hours or they will impose fines of up to 250,000 euros per day. An Appeal was made by Belgian’s privacy watchdog to the court in June regarding Facebook’s tracking of users, who are not even the part of the social network, […]
Researchers at Lookout Security have found a Shuanet malware that masquerades as some of the most downloaded apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. Android devices are always under attack, from IQ Testing App infecting millions of users worldwide to gaming apps like Candy Crush and Plants vs Zombies each and every one of them played their […]
WhatsApp, one of the most popular online calling apps, has been exposed by a group of researchers who identified how app’s internal protocol is storing call duration and personal information of the participants. Though, WhatsApp has never claimed itself to be an anonymous calling service but this new research has unveiled new information on how […]
A group of researchers have demonstrated how locations of Facebook and WhatsApp users can be exposed by a security flaw in 4G networks. When a user connects to a 4G network what happens is that they are assigned a special TMSI (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity), which is an 8 digit number. TMSI only stores the data in […]
The most common problem you may face on social media platforms like Facebook is receiving unwanted messages from strangers. But, Facebook’s new feature will help you overcome this problem and will make it easier for you to identify the strangers and the people you already know. The new feature that Facebook will be rolling out over […]
Short Bytes: Driven by the open source philosophy, two Facebook interns won $5,000 at a Facebook Hackathon. They performed a codeless hack and made a tool to debug the failed Battery Backup Units (BBU). Read more to know their story. This is an article telling you the story of a codeless hack performed by Andrew Andrade and […]
Short Bytes: As the latest employee surveys indicate, Facebook is one of the best places to work for. But, getting a job offer from Mr. Zuckerberg’s company isn’t so easy. Here we are with a compilation of the most interesting Facebook interview questions found on Glassdoor. Take a look at them and tell us your […]
Facebook has indexed almost two trillion posts put on the site by its members to make it easier to find them. The change means that many older posts will now be added to results when people search for news or information. Trillions of Facebook posts added to search results The move is being seen as part […]
Short Bytes: To make its search more functional, Facebook has indexed about 2 trillion public posts. Now, you can search the pictures, news and posts of your interest by entering some phrases in the search box. However, if you want to opt out, you need to change some settings right now. Facebook is about to […]