Buh-bye, original way of tweeting. Twitter said it’s to keep our accounts safe, referring to unspecified SMS-enabled vulnerabilities.
Tag Archives: Social networks
309 million Facebook users’ phone numbers (and more) found online
First, 267m records were exposed & sold for 0.0002 cents each on the Dark Web. It was taken down but got reposted with yet more records.
Facebook to alert us if we’ve been exposed to fake coronavirus news
Drinking bleach does NOT cure coronavirus: it’s just one dangerous myth that Facebook will alert us to if we’ve interacted with it.
TikTok announces “Family Pairing” – bust your moves but cap the risk
Having someone older to watch out for you while you’re online can be reassuring. That seems to be the idea behind TikTok’s Family Pairing.
TikTok users beware: Hackers could swap your videos with their own
TikTok doesn’t use HTTPS for its images and videos – so crooks could swap out the videos you see and you would never know.
Facebook’s new Tuned chat app lets couples keep their mush private
If you’re OK with Facebook getting your phone number and storing your love notes, photos, shared daily diary and more, then Tune away, baes.
Hackers’ forum hacked, OGUsers database dumped (again)
A rival hacking forum has yet again hacked OGUsers and doxxed its database for one and all to grab.
Researchers speed the death of ‘bad’ data in the race against good
They have a way to inject ‘good’ data – i.e., accurate COVID-19 news or security patches – to outpace the spread of fake news or malware.
Hijacked Twitter accounts used to advertise face masks
The accounts were used to advertise a site selling products made scarce by COVID-19: face masks, forehead thermometers and toilet paper.
Facebook Messenger may ban mass-forwarding of messages
Facebook has done this before: it did it with WhatsApp, following an outbreak of lynchings sparked by viral social media hoaxes.