Meta Platforms announced the implementation of more features into its end-to-end encrypted Messanger App. Meta Platforms started gradually expanding testing default end-to-end encryption for Messenger. The company announced that over the next few months, its users will continue to see some of their chats gradually being upgraded with end-to-end encryption. “We will notify people in […]
Facebook (Meta) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle the class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica data leak. Facebook (Meta) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica data leak. According to Reuters, the lawyers for the plaintiffs defined the proposed settlement as […]
Facebook (Meta) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle the class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica data leak. Facebook (Meta) has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica data leak. According to Reuters, the lawyers for the plaintiffs defined the proposed […]
An investigation of the infamous âIs That You?â video scam led Cybernews researchers into exposing threat actors who are poisoning Facebook Original post @ https://cybernews.com/security/exposed-the-threat-actors-who-are-poisoning-facebook/ An investigation of the infamous âIs That You?â video scam has led Cybernews researchers to a cybercriminal stronghold, from which threat actors have been infecting the social media giant with […]
Experts investigate how stolen Facebook accounts are used as part of a well-established fraud industry inside Facebook. No eyebrows were raised in Quriums security operation center when the independent Philippine media outlet Bulatlat once again got DDoSed, as they are a frequent target of such digital attacks. However, when we noticed that the attack traffic came from […]
Facebook/Meta said Russia-linked threat actors are attempting to use the social network against Ukraine with hate speech, bullying, and fake news. Facebook/Meta revealed that Russia-linked threat actors are attempting to weaponize the social network to target Ukraine. The company blocked about 200 accounts operated from Russia that were used to falsely report people for various […]
The French data privacy and protection authority hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines. Franceâs National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), the French data privacy and protection authority, hit Facebook and Google with 60 million euro ($68 million) and 150 million euro ($170 million) fines respectively. The CNIL fined […]
Facebook developed a new tool that allows security experts to look for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in their software. Facebook announced to have designed a new tool, named SSRF Dashboard, that allows security researchers to search for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities. Server-side request forgery is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker […]
Users worldwide are experiencing problems while accessing Facebook services, including Instagram and WhatsApp. Users worldwide are not able to access Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp services due to a BGP problems. Users attempting to visit the above services are displaying “DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN.” The mobile applications of the social network giant and its Tor hidden services are also […]
Facebook released Mariana Trench, an internal open-source tool that can be used to identify vulnerabilities in Android and Java applications. The Facebook security team has open-sourced the code for Mariana Trench, an internal open-source tool used by the company experts to identify vulnerabilities in Android and Java applications. The name comes from the Mariana Trench, the […]