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Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2018
FacexWorm targets cryptocurrency users and spreads through Facebook Messenger

Social networks could be a privileged attack vector to rapidly spread a malware to a huge audience, FacexWorm targets cryptocurrency users by spreading through Facebook Messenger. Social networks could be a privileged attack vector to rapidly spread a malware to a huge audience. In the last hours, a new threat is spreading through leveraging an apparently […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2018
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid privacy concerns

Jan Koum, one of the WhatsApp founders, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s approach to users’ privacy. Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about Facebook’s privacy policy. “It is time for me to move on . […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2018
Ops … Why is Facebook interested in my culinary tastes on Faasos portal?

During checkout from faasos, I observed that there are several requests going to Facebook, which carries your Faasos details without user’s consent. I reported the issue to Facebook that closed my report saying: “Unfortunately what you have described is not currently covered by this program, We will follow up with you regarding any questions we may […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2018
Probably you ignore that Facebook also tracks non-users across the web

Facebook explained how it is tracking Non-Users across the Internet and for which purposes it is using their metadata. Facebook is still in the middle of a storm for its conduct and the way it approached the privacy of its users after the Cambridge Analytica case. Now Facebook is under scrutiny after Zuckerberg testified in front […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2018
After Cambridge Analytica Facebook COO Sandberg admits other possible misuses

After the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg admitted that the company cannot rule out other cases of misuse. In the wake of recent revelations about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg doesn’t exclude other data misuse. Sandberg gave two interviews last weeks to National Public Radio and NBC’s “Today […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2018
Zuckerberg admitted public data of its 2.2 billion users has been scraped by Third-party entities

Third-party scrapers have exploited an issue in the Facebook ’s search function that allows anyone to look up users via their email address or phone numbers. Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. Facebook is the middle of a storm, Mark […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2018
Facebook: Cambridge Analytica scandal affected 87 Million users

Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. The social network giant recently unveiled clearer terms of service to ensure transparency to its users about data sharing. Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer provided further details on the case, including new estimations […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2018
After Cambridge Analytica scandal Facebook announces Election security Improvements

After Cambridge Analytica case, Facebook announced security improvements to prevent future interference with elections. Facebook is under the fire after the revelation of the Cambridge Analytica case and its role in the alleged interference to the 2016 US presidential election. While the analysts are questioning about the interference with other events, including the Brexit vote, Facebook is now looking […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2018
Any social media accounts to declare? Visa applicants would have to declare them

The US Department of State wants to ask visa applicants to provide details on the social media accounts they’ve managed in the past five years. The US Government wants to make it mandatory for all foreigners (immigrant /non-immigrant) to provide social media details, telephone numbers, email addresses, and international travel during this period. when applying for […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2018
Facebook collected call and SMS data from Android users if not explicitly forbidden

After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook made the headlines again, the company collected users’ Android call and SMS metadata for years. The Cambridge Analytica case it raised the discussion about the power of social networks and the possibility of their abuse for the conditioning of political activities. The non-professionals have discovered how important their digital experience […]