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WhatsApp is rate-limiting message forwarding again to stop the spread of false information around COVID-19.

Kaspersky researchers find 'Cookiethief' Android Trojan that steals session cookies to hijack Facebook accounts.

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.

10.6 million MGM Resorts guest records were posted in a hacking forum, and the company confirmed it had a data breach last summer.

Flaws in the WhatsApp desktop program for Windows and Mac could let a hacker hijack a Mac or PC, so update it now.

The new business-focussed app in development by Google combines some of its most used apps into one.

Apple and Google have pulled chat platform ToTok from their app stores following reports that the service is a government spy tool used by the United Arab Emirates.

Twitter said older versions of its Android app had a serious security flaw that could let miscreants read private messages or even post tweets from your account.

Names and phone numbers of more than 267 million Facebook users were found unprotected online.

A flaw in WhatsApp could send the app into an endless crash loop, but there's a fix available.

Most password managers aren't having Black Friday sales, but we found a few that were.

Facebook said developers were able to retain user data. And now they need to delete it.

The Spidey Bot Windows malware injects itself into Discord's code and steals your username, email address, IP address, phone number and Discord user token.

A flaw in older versions of WhatsApp could let hackers see your messages by making you open a booby-trapped image.

X-rays, MRI and CT scan images of 24 million patients worldwide can be viewed by anyone with internet access.

Eight states are investigating Facebook, and a similar probe will soon be launched into Google. Here's what you need to know.

The U.S. attorney general and FBI director want tech companies to provide encryption backdoors. But security experts don't think that's realistic.

Facebook found a technical error in the Messenger Kids app that lets strangers join group chats. Here's what parents need to know about the security flaw.

Instagram announced tests that hide likes and views on posts today on Twitter. Though it sounds like bad news for influencers, researchers suggest it could be good for our youth.

The FTC voted to punish Facebook over its handling of user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Blocked by President Trump on Twitter? On Tuesday, an appeals judge ruled it a First Amendment violation to sequester critics on social media.

Mistakes happen. Luckily this one has a fix.

The latest addition to Instagram’s Stories feature brings more of the social-networking app’s capabilities closer together. Here’s how it works.

Government officials want tech companies to put backdoors in encrypted communications apps — and may turn to Congress to make it happen.

Under a new policy, tweets from politicians that break Twitter’s content guidelines will be harder to see.

Yolo is back, but not as a simple catchphrase. Now, it's a Snapchat-adjacent app with some potential privacy concerns.

Much like Snapchat's Stories, WhatsApp now lets you post decorated images and videos as status updates. Here's how.

Data-crawling software could be installed on devices via a WhatsApp phone call, based on a recently discovered vulnerability.

Facebook said unencrypted passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook, Facebook Lite, Instagram users were visible to company employees.