We are pleased to announce that we have entered into a partnership agreement with Safego by BitDefender to provide better Facebook safety information and security resources for our readers. For those of you unfamiliar with Safego, it is a free, third party Facebook application developed by BitDefender that performs in-the-cloud scans to help keep your…

Have you seen the following status update on a friend’s Wall: Here is another similar Wall post that has gone viral as well: HEADS UP, FB USERS–Some applications are sending porno messages under YOUR identity. If you don’t want to get into trouble with your Friends, copy and paste this message! If you receive a…

Scam Signature Message: TMZ Reports Justin Bieber Punched Selena Gomez IN THE LIP!! shr.tn You can clearly see her busted lip, Wow, guess they got a little tooooo frisky in Hawaii! Bieber is do damn rude, he should get his ass kicked for this! Scam Type: Like-Jacking, Survey Scam Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a…

Root-rater sites, as they are called, originated in Queensland, Australia and they are spreading quickly to other parts of the state. The sites are popular with teens, and they are being used to rate and detail the sexual performances of its victims. The standard format is to rate the sexual encounter on a scale from…

Last 26 November 2010, the police got a call from one Carl Muggli informing them that his wife had died after an accident involving a Totem Pole. The totem pole that they were carving allegedly fell from its cradle and onto Linda Muggli, effectively crushing her to death. When they arrived at the scene, it…

It’s difficult to imagine how Facebook could have the gumption to bypass user permission yet again and quietly roll out another feature when they’re currently in trouble for doing exactly the same with their Face Recognition feature. They have implemented the “Happening Now” feature on a small fraction of the user population. The new feature…

Scam Signature Message: Free $25 iTunes Giftcard Scam Type: Survey Scam Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Here we see another bogus promotional offer hosted on blogspot[dot]com. Clicking on the Wall post link takes you to the follow page: Sadly, over 59k people have liked this scam page so far and are helping to…

Facebook is many things to different people. Some people hop on to get the latest news about their friends and family, while others spend every waking moment tending to sheep, cattle or building up their empires for their next brutal assault. Most people fall somewhere in between. There are countless third party applications available on…

It seems another hoax has hit Facebook and is going viral at the moment. This one advises you not to click on a link to “VISIT THE NEW FACEBOOK.” According to the post, a hacker will steal your Facebook login details and remove your page from Facebook. Alternate Messages: W A R N I N…

Have you seen a post on your wall that asks “I am cleaning up my Facebook friends… let me know if you would like to stay…?” A lot of Facebook users are placing a disclaimer on their walls stating they didn’t make the posting and that it must be a virus. This is a false…

Scam Signature Message: Zynga Promotions www.zyngapromotions.com Scam Type: Bogus Offer – Cheat Application Advertisement Trending: June 2011 Why it’s a Scam: Clicking on the “Zynga Promotions” wall post takes you to the follow page: This page gives you your own unique link that they want you to post all around Facebook. In theory, when someone…

The internet has opened a limitless new frontier for our children. Unfortunately though, as new frontiers go, the internet is also fraught with its own dangers from exposing the child to unwanted materials to dangerous criminals like pedophiles. Below are some of the things you should know about child safety online. Internet Elements Parents are…