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The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids’ images off social media
July 21, 2022 - TikTok moms have started a movement: Calling out potential creeps who follow child influencer accounts on the platform. The latest account...
Eerie GoodWill ransomware forces victims to publish videos of good deeds on social media
May 25, 2022 - Ransomware does what the name implies: holds your files or network to ransom. Pay the authors, typically in cryptocurrency, and you...
Credential-stealing malware disguises itself as Telegram, targets social media users
April 11, 2022 - A credential-stealing Windows-based malware, Spyware.FFDroider, is after social media credentials and cookies, according to researchers at ThreatLabz. The version analyzed by...
“Free easter chocolate basket” is a social media scam after your personal details
April 4, 2022 - Holidays inspire fraudsters and scammers to create timely and effective ways to string people along and get them to give up...
Campaign launched to delay social media end-to-end encryption
January 19, 2022 - The many issues surrounding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) are ever-present. They usually spring up when something that could potentially affect the safety...
How social media mistakes can impact cybersecurity
October 26, 2021 - We talked to members of our Malware Removal Support team and asked them what kind of problems they get asked to...
Don’t post it! Six social media safety sins to say goodbye to
March 26, 2021 - If you or anyone you know is committing the below social media sins, it’s time to change that habit of an...
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Would real identities make social media safer?
February 3, 2021 - “Use real identities to reduce abuse online” is a talking point you’ve almost certainly seen down the years. It also seems...
Beware: not so festive social media scams
December 22, 2020 - We’re now into the most crucial stage of Christmas festivities, where money and gifts are on the march…and social media is...
How social media platforms mine personal data for profit
April 3, 2020 - It’s almost impossible not to rely on social networks in some way, whether for personal reasons or business. Sites such as...
