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Now, THAT is how you get attention… A security consultant decided to execute some code, scan Facebook for publicly search-able profiles, and publish that information in a 2.8GB download via torrent at thepiratebay.org. I don’t have first hand knowledge of what’s in the file, the download has about 40 minutes left before finishing.
In light of [...]
I don’t think anyone is surprised by this, but it serves as a nice warning. Long story short, the Facebook game Farm Town has been serving up ads with fake security warnings. These are those warnings that pop up and tell you that your computer is infected with hundreds of trojans/viruses/spyware/malware programs and you should [...]
In what sounds like a fun little social experiment, a handful of journalists will try to report the news, using only Twitter and Facebook as sources. They can’t click the links to read the stories, and then try to verify anything. These reporters will have to figure out a way to determine what is legit, [...]
Just a reminder to use good, secure passwords, especially for email. A friend’s Facebook account got hacked, as did her email. The scammer is currently chatting me up, asking me to Western Union money to them, in London. This will be a hassle for my friend, and potentially the scammer will convince someone to send [...]
