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Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2022

The role of Social Media in modern society – Social Media Day 22 interview

This is a transcription of an interview I had at Iran International broadcaster, I discussed about the role of social media in modern society. What’s the Middle East government’s role on Cyber bullying towards opposition activists? Middle East governments play a crucial role in cyberbullying against the opposition. Several independent organizations for the protection of […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2021

Data collection cheat sheet: how Parler, Twitter, Facebook, MeWe’s data policies compare

CyberNews researchers analyzed data from multiple social platforms like Parler, Twitter, Facebook, MeWe’s to compare data policies. Original Post at https://cybernews.com/privacy/how-parler-twitter-facebook-mewe-data-policies-compare/ Alternative social media platforms, also known as “alt” or alt-tech, were catapulted into the spotlight near the end of 2020 due to US President Donald Trump’s claims of election interference. Twitter-alternative Parler in particular […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2020

Several High-Profile Twitter accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam

The social media platform Twitter suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, multiple high-profile accounts were hacked. Social media platform Twitter has suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, hackers breached a number of high-profile accounts, including those of Barak Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2020

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that the Turkish authorities have blocked access to social media following allegations of an attack on Turkish troops in Idlib, Syria on Thursday 27 […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2019

Twitter inadvertently used Phone Numbers collected for security for Ads

Twitter admitted having “inadvertently” used phone numbers and email addresses, collected for security purposes, for advertising. Twitter apologized to have used phone numbers and email addresses, privided by the users for security purposes, for advertising. According to the social media company, data used for account authentication were also matched with advertisers’ database to improve the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2019

FBI is searching for contractors to monitor social media

The FBI is searching for contractors to monitor social media for potential threats, the announcement raises concerns for user privacy. The abuse of social media passwords for malicious purpose is quite common, for this reason, the FBI is searching for contractors to monitor them. However, monitoring activity could threaten user privacy and set up possible […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2018

Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. voting

Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to influence U.S. Midterm election. Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to discourage people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. Midterm election. The accounts were created to appear from Democrats, but […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 22, 2018

Israel Defense Forces were searching systems to spy on private social media messages

The Israel Defense Forces has bid to obtain spying systems that will allow monitoring of the private messages of social media users. Monitoring of social media platforms is a crucial activity for intelligence agencies, almost any government is working to gather intelligence for these systems. According to the Haaretz, the Israel Defense Forces has bid to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2018

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 crackdown initiative. Last week, Twitter announced it had removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service since April in a new crackdown initiative aimed at “malicious” activity from automated accounts. We’re committing Twitter to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2018

PANDA Banker malware used in several campaigns aimed at banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and social media

Security firm F5 detailed recently discovered campaigns leveraging the Panda Banker malware to target financial institution, the largest one aimed the banks in the US. Researchers at security firm F5 recently detected several campaigns leveraging the Panda Banker malware to target financial institution, the largest one aimed the banks in the US. In March, security researchers at Arbor […]

The role of Social Media in modern society – Social Media Day 22 interview

Data collection cheat sheet: how Parler, Twitter, Facebook, MeWe’s data policies compare

Several High-Profile Twitter accounts hacked in a Bitcoin scam

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Twitter inadvertently used Phone Numbers collected for security for Ads

FBI is searching for contractors to monitor social media

Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. voting

Israel Defense Forces were searching systems to spy on private social media messages

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

PANDA Banker malware used in several campaigns aimed at banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and social media

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