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A Twitter user @JoshuaMaddux has been making rounds in the news after he spotted Facebook’s iPhone app using the device’s camera when not required. His tweet was picked up by TNW, who were able to reproduce the issue on their iPhone. Found a @facebook #security & #privacy issue. When the app is open it actively […]
According to information security specialists, about one hundred web application developers may have had inadequate access to the data of millions of Facebook users, as the company made a mistake that led to the revocation of some restrictions on the access to this information. Because the data breach was publicly disclosed only through Facebook’s developer […]
Roughly 100 App Developers Retained Unauthorized Access to Group Members’ Data. Another day, another data breach at Facebook – If you are a member of any group on Facebook, chances are that your data could have been compromised, as per the recent revelations made by the social networking giant in its latest blog post. According […]
If you are a member of any group on the social media website Facebook, your personal data might have been improperly accessed by some 100 app developers. Today, Facebook announced another data breach and said that as many as 100 third-party app developers might have accessed and retained user information including users’ names and profile […]
Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users. Facebook filed a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance firm NSO Group on Tuesday, alleging that the company was actively involved in hacking users of its end-to-end encrypted […]
Hey Guys, In this video i show you How to Bypass Facebook Profile Picture Guard. Open the victim’s profile then right click on the page and click view page source. Now search for the entity_id by pressing Ctrl + Fnote- it is nothing but the victim’s profile id in numeric code. Note down the ID […]
Following a series of security mishaps and data abuse through its social media platform, Facebook today expanding its bug bounty program in a very unique way to beef up the security of third-party apps and websites that integrate with its platform. Last year, Facebook launched “Data Abuse Bounty” program to reward anyone who reports valid […]
The US, UK, and Australia are putting pressure on Facebook to create a backdoor in its encrypted messaging apps that would allow the governments to access encrypted texts. The open letter, obtained by BuzzFeedNews, has been signed by the US attorney general Bill Barr, US acting secretary of homeland security, UK home secretary, and the Australian […]
Authorities in different countries are increasingly taking stricter measures against cyber criminal practices. This time, digital forensics specialists report that a man from Bangladesh has been arrested for hacking more than 200 Facebook accounts. The hacker sent messages through Facebook Messenger to compromise the victims’ accounts. Through this platform, the defendant sent messages to victims […]
In the Facebook vs Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek case, Europian Union’s highest court has ruled against the Silicon Valley tech giant. Under the ruling, which cannot be appealed, countries can order Facebook to take down all kinds of content (posts, comments, images, videos) on a global scale. #ECJ : #EU law does not preclude a host provider […]
Facebook and WhatsApp will have to share private data of users with the UK police, as per the new US-UK treaty set to be signed by next month. Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act or Cloud act mandates Facebook and WhatsApp to disclose the electronic communication of the individuals to the British authorities. It […]
In recent days, multiple reports emerged from data protection experts mentioning that, thanks to an upcoming U.S.-UK agreement, the authorities in these countries would finally have a way to access encrypted messages on instant messaging services such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. According to reports, based on statements from a source very close to the […]
Whether or not it’s directly responsible, the Cambridge Analytica scandal has motivated (forced) Facebook to up its privacy game. Ever since the news came out, Facebook has been busy revamping its services and adding new controls that supposedly enhance our privacy. As part of the damage repair process, the company also announced its App Developer […]
Any source of information about people can be exploited by large companies. Data protection specialists at two different research centers say smart TVs share sensitive user data with companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Netflix. The experts, from British and American universities, have looked at how a smart TV, considered an IoT device, collects […]
gitGraber is a tool developed in Python3 to monitor GitHub to search and find sensitive data for different online services such as: Google, Amazon, Paypal, Github, Mailgun, Facebook, Twitter, Heroku, Stripe… How it work ? It’s important to understand that gitGraber is not designed to check history of repositories, many tools can already doing […]
Cybercriminals abusing Facebook and YouTube profiles to host the Astaroth malware that launches through sophisticated phishing campaign to target mainly Brazilian citizens. Threat actors behind the Astaroth Trojan using a various trusted source to compromise and steal the sensitive the data from the victims. Security research community motioning Astaroth Trojan activities since 2018 and the […]
Governments around the world still don’t rely on the use of virtual assets. Cybersecurity specialists report that France has informed about its intention to block the development of Libra, Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, throughout the European Union. The French government, through Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, argues that Libra will not advance in Europe until all […]
Hello Ladies, let’s talk about periods, privacy, and Facebook. Are you using an app on your smartphone to keep tracks on your periods? Well, it’s worrying, because it might be sharing your extremely sensitive information like menstrual cycle and sexual activities with Facebook. A new investigative report from UK-based advocacy group Privacy International revealed how […]
The intrusive activities of companies like Facebook are getting further and further. A group of information security experts has revealed that some menstrual period tracking mobile apps have shared multiple confidential details with the social media giant, including use of birth control methods, dates periods and some symptoms of users. There are multiple menstrual monitoring […]
Facebook has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities in its server application that could have allowed remote attackers to unauthorisedly obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service just by uploading a maliciously constructed JPEG image file. The vulnerabilities reside in HHVM (HipHop Virtual Machine)—a high-performance, open source virtual machine developed by Facebook for executing programs […]
A new project to reform Chinese extradition laws has caused millions of citizens in Hong Kong to take over the streets to demonstrate against Beijing’s plans. Despite mass protests, Chinese authorities are trying to identify movement leaders using various facial identification techniques, number phone tracking, among other methods. However, information security experts mention that demonstrators […]