Scammers are sending out fake Netflix job offers to get control of Facebook accounts.
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Fake AI video generator tools lure in Facebook and LinkedIn users to deliver malware
Cybercriminals are using text-to-video-AI tools to lure victims to fake websites that deliver malware like infostealers and Trojans.
“Simply staggering” surveillance conducted by social media and streaming services, FTC finds
The FTC published a report about the ways social media and video streaming services collect and use our data
“No social media ’til 16,” and other fixes for a teen mental health crisis, with Dr. Jean Twenge: Lock and Code S04E10
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Dr. Jean Twenge about smartphones, social media, and a teen mental health crisis.
Social media influencers targeted by identity thieves
Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thefs. Not just for their bank accounts but also to influence their followers
X wants your biometric data
Users of X (formerly Twitter) paying for a checkmark under what used to be called Twitter Blue (now X Premium) have…
TikTok: What’s going on and should I be worried?
Since 2020, several governments and organizations have banned, or considered banning, the immensely popular social media app TikTok from their staff’s…
“ViLE” members posed as police officers and extorted victims
Two men have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions after they allegedly extorted victims by threatening to…
Consumer privacy and social media
Looking at the privacy related stories of 2022, it’s not hard to see that much of the focus was on the social…
Fake Flipper Zero websites look to cause a big splash
Security researchers are advised to be on the lookout for scammers targeting their interest in the latest hard to obtain security…