Social Networks

Duo Security created open tools and techniques to identify large Twitter botnet

Researchers at security firm Duo Security have created a set of open source tools and disclosed techniques that could be…

8 years ago

Russian troll factory suspected to be behind the attack against Italian President Mattarella

The Russian shadow behind the attack on Italian President Mattarella, a coordinated attack via Twitter involved hundreds of profiles inviting…

8 years ago

Facebook reported and blocked attempts to influence campaign ahead of midterms US elections

Facebook removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages that were involved in a coordinated operation aimed at influencing the midterm…

8 years ago

Twitter removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service

On Tuesday, Twitter announced it had removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service since April in a new…

8 years ago

Facebook faces £500,000 fine in the U.K. over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($664,000) in the U.K. for its conduct in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Facebook has been…

8 years ago

Facebook is notifying 800,000 users affected by a blocking bug

Yesterday the social network giant Facebook started notifying 800,000 users affected by a blocking bug. The company has already fixed…

8 years ago

The Social network giant Facebook confirms it shared data with 61 tech firms after 2015

On Friday, Facebook provided a 748-page long report to Congress that confirms the social network shared data with at least 61 tech…

8 years ago

Facebook Quiz app NameTests left 120 Million users’ data exposed online

Experts discovered a third-party quiz app, called NameTests, that was found exposing data of up to 120 million Facebook users.…

8 years ago

Twitter shared details about its strategy for fighting spam and bots

Twitter provided some details on new security processes aimed at preventing malicious automation and spam. The tech giant also shared data…

8 years ago

Facebook confirms privacy settings glitch in a new feature exposed private posts of 14 Million users

Facebook admitted that a bug affecting its platform caused the change of the settings of some 14 million users, potentially…

8 years ago

This website uses cookies.