Progress for the Online Safety Bill, the landmark legislation that regulates online content in the UK, has been slow since its…
Tag: social media
Friendster is back! Or is it…?
Over the last few weeks, large numbers of social media fans have signed up to sites and apps like Cohost, Hive,…
Meta finds connection between rogue social media campaign and members of US military
Whenever you hear tales of bogus social media campaigns shut down by major services, the inevitable follow up report almost always…
Meta contractors ousted after internal probe catches them abusing Oops tool
Meta (formerly named Facebook) reportedly fired “more than a dozen security guards and workers” in the past year after user information and logins…
Instagram scammer pleads guilty to money laundering, wire fraud, and wire fraud conspiracy
The risks and rewards of getting up to no good on social media have been thrown into sharp focus, with news…
Man scammed IRL for a phone he sold online
If you’re looking to sell an item which you’ve advertised online, be on your guard. Even when everything looks to be…
Romance scammer deepfakes Mark Ruffalo to con elderly artist
Deepfakes have settled into a groove, as most scam techniques do. It seems most deepfakers have decided to make as much…
5 things to teach your kids about social media
With children now back at school, it’s time to think about social media, and their use of it. Are they already…
British Airways customers targeted in lost luggage Twitter scam
Getting back into the travel habit? Jumping on a plane soon? Experienced a bit of a luggage disaster and looking for…
Criminals using compromised social media accounts to “post indecent images of children” says UK cybercrime organization
Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime, is warning of a very disturbing scam involving social media…