status updates | DataProtectionCenter.com

Almost 80% of burglars use social media as a surveillance tool

04

Nov

2011

“Off to the mall to buy a new pair of shoes” “I’m heading to Starbucks, anyone want to come with me?” “The weather here in Honolulu is just wonderful!” Have you ever posted something similar on your Facebook page? If you have, then you might want to rethink your social media habits. Seemingly inane status […]

Category General Written by Facecroocks 0 Comments

Socialbot Network finds it easy to harvest data from Facebook users

01

Nov

2011

Researchers have claimed that Facebook’s inbuilt security systems are “not effective enough” at stopping automated identity theft, after running a large-scale infiltration of the network using Socialbots. In their paper, “The Socialbot Network: When Bots Socialise for Fame and Money”, researchers from the University of British Columbia describe how they managed to collect private data […]

Category General Written by Naked Security - Sophos 0 Comments

Mario Kart on Facebook? Fast-spreading scam hits many users’ accounts

26

Oct

2011

A scam claiming that you can play Mario Kart on Facebook has spread between many Facebook users. Play Mario Kart on Facebook! [LINK] Play Mario Kart on Facebook with your Friends! Join the multiplayer mayhem NOW! Click here to play The messages do not just take the form of public status updates, but have also […]

Category General Written by Naked Security - Sophos 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Posts Tagged ‘status updates’

Almost 80% of burglars use social media as a surveillance tool

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us