New Android malware can steal your Facebook account: How to stop it By Paul Wagenseil last updated 17 October 22 Kaspersky researchers find 'Cookiethief' Android Trojan that steals session cookies to hijack Facebook accounts.
Hackers are taking over Instagram accounts using phishing attacks — how to protect yourself By Anthony Spadafora last updated 16 September 22 Copyright violation scams continue to be a problem for Instagram users which is why you should take action now to protect your account.
Elon Musk says Twitter deal now 'on hold' — what's going on? By Marc McLaren published 13 May 22 Elon Musk's multi-billion dollar Twitter deal is on hold. So has the Tesla CEO changed his mind?
Elon Musk officially buys Twitter — what it could mean for you By Mark Spoonauer published 25 April 22 Elon Musk has acquired Twitter for $44 billion, and it could have a big impact on who's allowed on the platform going forward.
These Android apps with 5.8 million downloads can steal your Facebook password — what to do By Paul Wagenseil published 6 July 21 Nearly a dozen Android apps were set up to steal users' Facebook passwords and usernames, and were installed nearly 6 million times.
700 million exposed in LinkedIn data scrape — what to do now By Paul Wagenseil published 29 June 21 Personal data 'scraped' from 700 million LinkedIn user profiles is being sold online. Even though the data is theoretically public, it's useful for spammers, stalkers and phishers.
Instagram is testing a desktop posting feature — and it's about time By Tom Pritchard published 25 June 21 Instagram might be about to fix its biggest flaw — it's finally testing a desktop posting feature.
Facebook disaster — how to check if your phone number was leaked By Paul Wagenseil published 6 April 21 The HaveIBeenPwned breach-checking site has added the 533 million phone numbers exposed in this weekend's Facebook data leak, so you can check to see if your number was affected.
533 million Facebook users exposed in massive data leak — how to see if you're impacted By Paul Wagenseil published 5 April 21 Records tied to 533 million Facebook user accounts are being offered for free in an online forum, but this isn't the result of a data breach.
Spotify is taking on Clubhouse — here's how By Luke Wilson published 1 April 21 Spotify has acquired Locker Room in a bid to enter the live-discussion audio space that has been popularized by Clubhouse.
Facebook reportedly working on version of Instagram for kids under 13 By Ian Morris published 19 March 21 Instagram's looking to hook under-13s on its service according to internal announcement
Forget Clubhouse app — Twitter Spaces just launched on Android By Tom Pritchard published 3 March 21 Twitter Spaces are taking on Clubhouse, and this time it's actually available to use on Android,
Paying for tweets? New Twitter Super Follows explained By Tom Pritchard published 26 February 21 Twitter is letting some creators paywall content with its Super Follows feature. Here's what you need to know.
MeWe social network racking up millions of new users — but what is it? By Tom Pritchard published 20 January 21 MeWe, the privacy-focused social media network, wants to be a competitor for big platforms like Twitter and Facebook. But what is it?
Trump banned: All the platforms that have suspended his account By Mike Prospero published 14 January 21 All the sites that have banned or limited Trump from posting
70TB of Parler posts archived — may hold incriminating data By Paul Wagenseil published 12 January 21 More than 70TB of user posts to the right-wing social network Parler were 'scraped' by online activists before the site went offline. The data might help the FBI find Capitol Hill rioters.
Instagram's secret new feature lets you change app icons — here's how By Adam Ismail published 6 October 20 Instagram has buried an Easter egg of a feature in its 10th anniversary update — and it's one longtime users are sure to love
You should delete these Chrome extensions ASAP — here's why By Henry T. Casey published 2 October 20 Facebook says these Chrome extensions were stealing user info. Here's how to delete them from your browser.
Twitter flaw could expose Android users' direct messages: What to do By Nicholas Fearn published 6 August 20 Twitter has asked many Android users to update their apps due to a flaw that might let attackers view direct messages.
Trump TikTok ban: President gives Microsoft 45 days to buy company By Nicholas Fearn published 3 August 20 Trump has changed his mind on banning TikTok, and has given Microsoft 45 days to complete the purchase of the Chinese viral-video app.
Disney, Microsoft, Nintendo and 50 more hit by massive source code leak [updated] By Nicholas Fearn published 28 July 20 More than 50 of the world's biggest companies, including Disney, Microsoft and Nintendo, have had software source code published online.
Walmart customer? You may be due a $750 payout following an alleged data breach By Nicholas Fearn published 16 July 20 Walmart joins a host of well-known names that have faced lawsuits as a result of California’s strict new privacy laws.
Massive Twitter hack hits Barack Obama, Elon Musk and more as verified accounts frozen By Paul Wagenseil published 15 July 20 The Twitter accounts of numerous rich and famous people and companies were hijacked to lure followers into a Bitcoin scam.
MGM Resorts data breach grows to potentially 142 million people, hacker claims By Nicholas Fearn published 14 July 20 As many as 142 million people may have lost personal information in a previously reported data breach at the MGM Resorts casino-and-hotel company.
LinkedIn, like TikTok, copies data from iOS clipboard, but says it's a mistake By Nicholas Fearn published 3 July 20 LinkedIn admitted that, like TikTok, its iOS app was copying data from the clipboards of iPhone and iPad users.
267 million Facebook profiles being sold online: What to do By Paul Wagenseil published 21 April 20 A set of 267 million Facebook profiles is being sold online, although it's not clear what you can do with it.
WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight coronavirus misinformation By Paul Wagenseil published 7 April 20 WhatsApp is rate-limiting message forwarding again to stop the spread of false information around COVID-19.
Whisper app data leak exposes 900 million secret confessions: What to do By Paul Wagenseil published 11 March 20 900 million posts to Whisper, an online-confession app, were found unprotected in a database, which could lead to some posts being traced back to their posters.
MGM Resorts data breach hits millions of guests: What to do now By Paul Wagenseil published 20 February 20 10.6 million MGM Resorts guest records were posted in a hacking forum, and the company confirmed it had a data breach last summer.
Using WhatsApp on PC or Mac? Update right now to avoid this nasty flaw By Paul Wagenseil published 5 February 20 Flaws in the WhatsApp desktop program for Windows and Mac could let a hacker hijack a Mac or PC, so update it now.
