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Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams
I don’t know about you, but I open Instagram to look at cool photos of pets, not to make a fortune…
How Instagram scammers talk users out of their accounts
If you’ve dealt with a scammer, you’ll know that making up stories is their bread and butter. Think about it: Just…
Warning! Instagram Stories hides a scam in plain sight
When someone finds their social media account compromised, they first think about letting their followers know. And they do. They warn…
Credential-stealing malware disguises itself as Telegram, targets social media users
A credential-stealing Windows-based malware, Spyware.FFDroider, is after social media credentials and cookies, according to researchers at ThreatLabz. The version analyzed by…
URI spoofing flaw could phish WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, and iMessage users
Update: We were informed by Sick Codes that, although Signal already has a fix for this URI flaw here, it hasn’t…
De-Googling Carey Parker’s (and your) life: Lock and Code S03E06
Three years ago, a journalist for Gizmodo named Kashmir Hill wanted to understand what life was like without “Big Tech.” Far…
Meta blocks Russia-Ukraine disinformation campaigns on Facebook, Instagram
Meta says it has detected and removed two disinformation campaigns regarding the current Russia-Ukraine war. These campaigns, it says, were run…
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