Facebook’s dubious privacy practices have long since been considered as open invites for heavy criticism. However, critics believed that there was little that the company actually did to address complaints, often resorting to a strategy of forcing platform changes and then just waiting for the hubbub to die down”. However, in 2009, Facebok finally made…

Think twice before you click on any photo links that you receive from your Facebook friends. Danish security researchers at CSIS have found a worm spreading via Facebook that delivers a variant of the Zeus banking Trojan, among other malware. Zeus can steal banking information and other sensitive account data by logging keystrokes. Compromised accounts are spreading the…

Here’s a disturbing little tidbit: a cyber-safety survey conducted by Telstra showed that 25% of employers check social networking accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, in particular) before making a decision on hiring. About 50% of them said that what they saw on the net caused them to forego some candidates. Is it even fair for…

For most Facebook users, Targeted Advertising has already become a fact of life. At first, the very idea of the social networking site gathering information from our comments and posts and using this information to send us ‘targeted ads’ caused ripples of protest to run through the entire user base. It was considered a violation…

Some phishing scams are so obvious that they’re almost laughable. A misspelled word here or there, atrocious grammar, outrageous claims of instant wealth, undue solicitation of credit card details – these are usually enough to identify a scammer’s attempt. However, when a scammer ups their game and actually spends some effort on making the scam…

I had an ironic situation occur a while back – a close family member had their Facebook account hacked. Despite all of my warnings and admonitions, this young person I hold dear fell victim to a Facebook scam. My wife called and asked me why they had changed their name on Facebook. This immediately sent…

For over a year now, word has been going around on the techie grapevine that Facebook is developing their own smart phone. Well, that rumor has now been confirmed. Strangely enough, the Facebook phone is called “Buffy” and will have social media seamlessly integrated into its design. Facebook has allegedly been talking with various Smart…

Just by virtue of owning a Facebook profile, we are giving people a peek into our lives – a window, so to speak. The size of that window mostly depends on how much we post on Facebook. However, Facebook itself is structured in such a way that what our friends post can also influence the…

First it was planking, then owling, and now this – Sneaky Hat, the worst of all the fads that have so far propagated through Facebook. Sneaky Hat is a new craze wherein teens post a picture of themselves completely naked except for a hat covering their private parts. The fad allegedly originated from Queensland, particularly…

Recently, Facebook announced that they knew who the culprits behind the Porn and Gore attack. The social networking giant promised legal retribution and an assurance to the general public that they have things under control. Facebook did not go into any specifics about who the culprits were at that time. Then, mere days after the…

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner. Many shoppers will avoid the mayhem and madness of brick and mortar establishments in favor of online retailers. Online shoppers are a favorite target of cyber criminals. Your credit card details, banking information and personal data are under constant assault from cyber criminals trying to…

36 year old Victor Gaston, a North Carolina Sex Offender found his way back to prison after he allegedly sent a Facebook friend request to his victim. He was previously convicted of taking indecent liberties with a child along with five other offenses namely assault with a deadly weapon, felony larceny, failure to register as…