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Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2025

Meta stopped covert operations from Iran, China, and Romania spreading propaganda

Meta stopped three covert operations from Iran, China, and Romania using fake accounts to spread propaganda on social media platforms. Meta announced the disruption of three influence operations from Iran, China, and Romania using fake accounts to spread propaganda and manipulate discourse on Facebook, Instagram, and more. The social media giant pointed out that it […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2025

Meta plans to train AI on EU user data from May 27 without consent

Meta plans to train AI on EU user data from May 27 without consent; privacy group noyb threatens lawsuit over lack of explicit opt-in. Meta plans to use EU user data for AI training starting May 27 without explicit consent. Austrian privacy group noyb threatens a class action lawsuit if the social network giant does […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2025

NSO Group must pay WhatsApp over $167M in damages for attacks on its users

NSO Group must pay WhatsApp over $167M in damages for a 2019 hack targeting 1,400+ users, per U.S. jury ruling after a five-year legal battle. A U.S. jury ordered NSO Group to pay WhatsApp over $167M for using Pegasus spyware to target over 1,400 people, violating U.S. laws. After a five-year legal battle, a jury […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2025

Meta will use public EU user data to train its AI models

Meta announced that it will use public EU user data to train AI, resuming plans paused last year over Irish data protection concerns. Meta will start training its AI models using public data from adults in the EU, after pausing the plan last year over data protection concerns raised by Irish regulators. In June 2024, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2025

Meta warns of actively exploited flaw in FreeType library

Meta warned that a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27363, impacting the FreeType library may have been exploited in the wild. Meta warned that an out-of-bounds write flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS score of 8.1), in the FreeType library may have been actively exploited in attacks. “An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below when attempting to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2025

Meta fired 20 employees for leaking information, more firings expected

Meta fired about 20 employees because they had leaked “confidential information outside the company,” with more firings expected. Meta fired about 20 employees for leaking confidential information outside the company, with more firings expected. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2025

How a researcher earned $100,000 hacking a Facebook server

Facebook paid $100,000 to a researcher for discovering a bug that granted him command access to an internal server in October 2024. TechCrunch first reported that Facebook awarded security researcher Ben Sadeghipour (@NahamSec) $100,000 for reporting a vulnerability that granted him access to an internal server. The researcher emphasized the vulnerability of online ad platforms due to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2025

Meta replaces fact-checking with community notes post ‘Cultural Tipping Point’

Meta is replacing its fact-checking program with a “community notes” system, citing a shift in moderation strategy after a “cultural tipping point.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the fact-checking program should be ended and replaced with a community-driven system. Zuckerberg cited a shift toward free speech and explained that the new model will be […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2024

Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million for a 2018 data breach

Meta has been fined €251M ($263M) for a 2018 data breach affecting millions in the EU, marking another penalty for violating privacy laws. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263M) for a 2018 data breach impacting 29 million Facebook accounts. “The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2024

NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits even after Meta-owned company sued it

Court filing revealed that NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits after the instant messaging firm sued the surveillance company. NSO Group developed malware that relied on WhatsApp exploits to infect target individuals even after the Meta-owned instant messaging company sued the surveillance firm. “As a threshold matter, NSO admits that it developed and sold the spyware […]

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Meta stopped covert operations from Iran, China, and Romania spreading propaganda

Meta plans to train AI on EU user data from May 27 without consent

NSO Group must pay WhatsApp over $167M in damages for attacks on its users

Meta will use public EU user data to train its AI models

Meta warns of actively exploited flaw in FreeType library

Meta fired 20 employees for leaking information, more firings expected

How a researcher earned $100,000 hacking a Facebook server

Meta replaces fact-checking with community notes post ‘Cultural Tipping Point’

Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million for a 2018 data breach

NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits even after Meta-owned company sued it

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