Hackers briefly got control of the Twitter and Instagram accounts of Taylor Swift, the Grammy-winning American pop-star, creating a stir on social media. Here’s how to make sure your accounts are safe!
Tag Archives: Social networks
School rule-breakers to hand over Facebook and Twitter passwords
US school students in the state of Illinois may be forced to give up their social media passwords if they’re suspected of cyberbullying or of otherwise breaking school rules.
Whisper editor’s out the door after scandal, internal investigation
The internal investigation into the secret-sharing app’s use and/or abuse of users’ data didn’t find any wrongdoing, but plenty of questions are still unanswered. 
Does Facebook know you better than your friends and family do?
What if a computer could predict your behavior and understand your personality better than your coworkers, friends, siblings, even your spouse? 
Hackers for hire? Hacker’s List – for those with no ethics or espionage skills
Prying open a boyfriend’s private accounts is just one of the crimes listed on ‘Hacker’s List’ – a Task Rabbit/Craigslist-esque hackers-for-hire website.
Insta-sham: Instagram fixes its no-so-private photo bug… well, sort of
Instagram has fixed a privacy flaw that allowed anyone with the URL to see photos posted on the service, even if the user’s account was set to private. At least, it has kind of fixed it.
Sextortionist who preyed on teens via Facebook and Skype gets 53 months
Andrew McBride, who preyed on victims as young as 13, has been sentenced to 53 months in jail and three years of monitoring after that. 
Anonymous launches #OpCharlieHebdo, attacks terrorist social media
Those wearing the cloak of the loose online hacktivist collective of Anonymous have gone after sites and promise to target Twitter and Facebook accounts of terrorists. 
From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs – make the safest start to 2015!
Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so? Here are some great places to start…
Google and Facebook under fire from Dutch government over citizens’ privacy
Google’s been told to change how it handles personal data on Dutch citizens or face a €15m fine. Facebook’s policies are also under scrutiny. 