social media

Secret Conversation – Twitter is testing End-to-End Encryption for direct messages

A security researcher found evidence that Twitter is testing a new feature, dubbed 'Secret Conversation,' to enable end-to-end encryption for…

6 years ago

Twitter urges its 330 million users to change passwords after bug exposed them in plain text

Twitter is urging all of its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a bug exposed them…

6 years ago

Private Intelligence agency LocalBlox leaked 48 Million personal data records

The private intelligence agency LocalBlox has left unsecured online an AWS bucket containing 48 million records that were also harvested…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Force 47 – The Vietnamese brigade tasked with fighting “wrongful views” spreading online

Force 47 is a brigade composed of 10,000 cyber warriors to fight online dissent in Vietnam, a new threat to…

6 years ago

Iran ‘s Government is reportedly blocking the Internet to calm down protests

The Iran Government is also trying to isolate the protests by blocking internet on mobile networks, authorities are blocking Instagram and messaging…

6 years ago

The Twitter account of the popular security expert John McAfee was hacked

The official Twitter account of popular cyber security expert John McAfee was hacked today, hackers used it to promote alternative cryptocurrencies. The official…

6 years ago

Terabytes of US military social media surveillance miserably left wide open in AWS S3 buckets

Three AWS S3 buckets containing dozen of terabytes resulting from surveillance on US social media were left wide open online. It…

6 years ago

German users exploit a Twitter bug to post 30,000-character tweet

Over the weekend, two German Twitter users successfully bypassed the existing character limit by exploiting a Twitter bug and sending a…

6 years ago

H1 2017 – Twitter suspended a total of 935,897 accounts for the promotion of terrorism

Twitter published its Transparency Report related to H1 2017, the company suspended 935,897 accounts for the promotion of terrorism. Twitter…

7 years ago

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