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Governments increasingly eye social media meltdown

May 22, 2019 admin cybercrime, EU, Facebook, governments, hate speech, instagram, Mastodon, Myanmar, privacy, social media, Trolls, Twitter, ukgov

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:10:14 +0000

It seems problems never quite go away for social media platforms, and more governments of the world are taking keen interest. Will the tech giants be able to sort things out before legislators steps into the fray?

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Uncovering fake news bots

May 15, 2019 admin bots, fake news, SAS, SAS 2019, Security Analyst Summit, social media, Special Projects

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 12:18:51 +0000

How to expose fake news bots based on their behavior and what insights one can get while doing this.

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 91

May 8, 2019 admin google, news, podcast, privacy, SCAM, social media, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 09:18:12 +0000

Dave and Jeff talk about Avengers: Endgame scams, trust in social networks, the new royal baby, and more.

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Dear YouTubers, phishers are after your accounts

May 7, 2019 admin 2fa, e-mail, google, news, passwords, phishing, social media, Threats, Youtube

Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 13:13:11 +0000

This phishing campaign is so convincing that even savvy YouTubers may be duped into giving crooks control of their accounts.

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The perils of fake technical support

April 18, 2019 admin fraud, kaspersky lab, SCAM, social media, support, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Tatyana Sidorina| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:40:07 +0000

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

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Ellen DeGeneres giveaway scam spreading on social media

April 15, 2019 admin cybercrime, degeneres, ellen, Facebook, SCAM, Social engineering, social media

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:14:48 +0000

Scammers take aim at fans of Ellen DeGeneres with a bizarre chain of giveaways and free movie websites. Will anyone take the bait?

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Tags: degeneres ellen facebook scam social media

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A week in security (April 1 – 7)

April 8, 2019 admin bayer, chinese cyberattacks, chinese cyberthreats, Critical Infrastructure, Facebook, Malwarebytes news, mar a lago, passwords, social media, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:52:47 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from April 1–7, including global data privacy laws, water plant cybersecurity, and the mysterious story of a 23-year-old woman’s visit to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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