Dave Lee, North America technology reporter A software bug meant millions of Facebook users may have unknowingly posted private information to the public, the company has warned. The glitch set…
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Phishers Target Facebook to Harvest User Data
Phil Muncaster Facebook dominated attempts to phish unsuspecting netizens in the first quarter of the year, accounting for 60% of all social network phishing attacks during the period, according to…
Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy laws
Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes as the firm faces…
Facebook: Cambridge Analytica data had private messages
By Leo Kelion Facebook has confirmed that private messages were included in data involved in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The social network said that about 0.5% of the 305,000 people…
Tech Giants Take Steps to Disrupt Lazarus Group
Phil Muncaster Microsoft and Facebook have joined other members of the security community in taking steps to disrupt the ongoing operations of the infamous North Korean Lazarus Group, now officially…
WhatsApp and Facebook to face EU data taskforce
WhatsApp and Facebook will be scrutinised by a data protection taskforce, after they were accused of “non-compliance” with EU laws. The regulators took issue with the messaging app’s plan to…