Exclusive: Hacker selling 500 million Facebook user data from 82 countries

By Waqas
The entire database is being sold for $30,000 on a hacker forum.
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Use Off-Facebook tool to stop Facebook from tracking your activities

By Uzair Amir
Facebook has finally rolled out the Off-Facebook Activity tool that it has been working on since August 2019.
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Cambridge Analytica scandal: Facebook hit with $1.6 million fine

By Waqas
Brazilian Government is not happy with Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica breach.
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70% of the entire US population is now on Facebook

By Waqas
In 2016, shocking research about Facebook revealed that by 2098, the social media giant will be the biggest virtual graveyard but now…
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Facebook allows users to opt out of facial recognition in photos

By Sudais
Facebook is introducing privacy features with its new facial recognition program and stop using the one to tag users in photos.
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New ‘Off-Facebook Activity Tool’ lets users control data collected by websites

By Sudais
Off-Facebook Activity lets users see a summary of the apps and websites that send Facebook information about their activity.
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Hacker gets $30,000 for reporting hack Instagram account flaw

By Waqas
The flaw allowed anyone with knowledge of brute force attack to hack Instagram accounts without raising any suspicion. How to hack Instagram account? This is something that every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants to know since with over a billion use… Continue reading Hacker gets $30,000 for reporting hack Instagram account flaw

Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

By Uzair Amir
Instagram down? You are not alone; Instagram is down for everyone. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook. Yes, the photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has been hit by a worldwide servic… Continue reading Instagram down: Social networking site suffering service outage

Facebook stored 600m user passwords in plain text exposed to 20k employees

By Uzair Amir
The company says it discovered the issue in January and there is no need to change passwords. The social media giant Facebook has revealed that its internal data storage systems saved user passwords in plain text that could be accessed by… Continue reading Facebook stored 600m user passwords in plain text exposed to 20k employees