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YouTube and Facebook accounts are being hit by dangerous new malware

23

Feb

2023

A new malware has been discovered hijacking people’s social media accounts, stealing their saved login credentials, and using their devices to mine cryptocurrencies, experts have warned. Researchers from Bitdefender’s Advanced Threat Control Team (ATC) found a new strain they named S1deload Stealer that tries to avoid being detected by antivirus programs through heavy use of […]

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Meta fined €390M over GDPR breaches for its ad and data handling practices

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Jan

2023

European Union (EU) regulators have found that the way Meta uses targeted advertising across Facebook and Instagram is illegal in the region, and has issued both services with fines totalling €390 million. A statement(opens in new tab) given by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) claims that the company has three months to change up its […]

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Meta Reportedly Fires Dozens of Employees for Hijacking Users’ Facebook and Instagram Accounts

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Nov

2022

Meta Platforms is said to have fired or disciplined over two dozen employees and contractors over the past year for allegedly compromising and taking over user accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Some of these cases involved bribery, the publication said, citing sources and documents. Included among those fired were contractors who worked as […]

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