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If you receive a video file (packed in zip archive) sent by someone (or your friends) on your Facebook messenger — just don’t click on it.
Researchers from security firm Trend Micro are warning users of a new cryptocurrency mining bot which is spreadi… Continue reading Beware of Cryptocurrency Mining Virus Spreading Through Facebook Messenger
Do kids that young “need” a parent-sanctioned chat app? Facebook thinks so. Continue reading Facebook brings Messenger to kids as young as 6
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Attackers have taken to Facebook Messenger with a combination of social engineering and malicious JavaScript to spread adware.
Continue reading Adware Spreading Via Social Engineering, Facebook Messenger
If you came across any Facebook message with a video link sent by anyone, even your friend — just don’t click on it.
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform campaign on Facebook Messenger, where users receive a video link that redirects them to a fake website, luring them to install malicious software.
Although it is still unclear how the malware spreads
Continue reading Beware of Windows/MacOS/Linux Virus Spreading Through Facebook Messenger
Yet another way of making Messenger the only messaging app you need. The post Facebook Messenger Finally Makes Group Chat Not a Total Hassle appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Facebook Messenger Finally Makes Group Chat Not a Total Hassle
Employees are sharing sensitive company information using group chat tools that are not officially sanctioned for use, according to SpiderOak. The survey consisted of 600 full-time workers ages 21 and older who live in the United States. Company sizes ranged from 50 employees or fewer to 500 employees or more, with 39.1% of respondents reporting they work for a company with 50 employees or fewer, 33.6% reporting they work for a company with 500 employees … More → Continue reading Most employees use unsanctioned group chat tools
Facebook dismisses a researcher who says multimedia content sent via Facebook Messenger can be intercepted by a third party under certain conditions. Continue reading Facebook, Researcher at Odds Over Messenger Issue
Most people hate typing long messages while chatting on messaging apps, but thanks to voice recording feature provided by WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which makes it much easier for users to send longer messages that generally includes a lot of typ… Continue reading Simple Hack Lets Hackers Listen to Your Facebook Voice Messages Sent Over Chat
A security researcher has discovered a critical vulnerability in Facebook Messenger that could allow an attacker to read all your private conversation, affecting the privacy of around 1 Billion Messenger users.
Ysrael Gurt, the security researcher at … Continue reading Simple Bug allows Hackers to Read all your Private Facebook Messenger Chats