Collaborate Disseminate
Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed that it is investigating a security breach, after a hacker offered its user database for sale on an underground criminal website.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Data breach at Social Blade confirmed. Hacker offers to sell database on underground website
Phishing in social networks and messengers, marketplace fraud, exploitation of Google Forms and other services: we uncover what’s trending among attackers in 2022 Continue reading Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques
An injury to one is an injury to all. Especially if the other people are part of your social network. Continue reading TikTok “Invisible Challenge” porn malware puts us all at risk
We think the geopolitical and economic events of 2022, as well as new technological trends, will be the major factors influencing the privacy landscape in 2023. Here we take a look at the most important developments that, in our opinion, will affect online privacy in 2023. Continue reading Privacy predictions 2023
A review of Do Not Track (DNT) statistics for the most widely used web tracking services in 2021 and 2022. Continue reading Who tracked internet users in 2021–2022
Five tips to keep yourself, and your friends and family, out of the clutches of “chopping block” scammers… Continue reading Multimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US
Ransom acts of kindness are top of our mind, as we also explore how bad bots are hogging more and more of the internet’s activity, and look at how deepfakes could be a good thing after all.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition o… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #277: Bad bots, cheeky ransoms, and good deepfakes
Scraping data for a facial recognition service? “That’s unlawful”, concluded both the British and the Australians. Continue reading Clearview AI face-matching service set to be fined over $20m
The Prime Minister of Australia has said his government will introduce legislation which will compel social media companies to “unmask anonymous online trolls,” and allow victims to launch defamation proceedings.
Read more in my article on the Hot f… Continue reading Social media firms will be forced to unmask online trolls, says Australia
An overview of the state of privacy and main trends in 2021, and our predictions on how these will evolve in 2022. Continue reading Privacy predictions 2022