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Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Danny Bradbury

A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved. Continue reading Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole→

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

A new anti-bullying feature uses AI to recognize mean words in comments and warns users before they post them. Continue reading Instagram asks bullies, ‘Are you sure you want to say that?’→

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Clickbait health/nutrition posts will sink in page rankings due to two ranking updates, Facebook announced. Continue reading Facebook’s down-ranking those ‘miracle cure’ health posts we all hate→

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

It’s already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations. Continue reading TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety→

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Graham Cluley

Scammers steal millions by impersonating a French politician, we offer fashion tips for DDoS attackers, and hear how a small town fought a sextortionist preying on young women.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winn… Continue reading Smashing Security #134: Sextortion, silicone face masks, and a DDoS doofus→

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Social Engineered, dedicated to the “Art of Human Hacking,” was gutted, with 55,121 users’ details leaked on the same day as the hack. Continue reading Social engineering forum hacked, user data dumped on rival site→

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

The language we use could be indicators of disease and, with patient consent, could be monitored just like physical symptoms. Continue reading Facebook posts reveal your hidden illnesses, say researchers→