Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined
The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $101M because 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext.
Read moreCrooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:33:10 +0000
A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business partners, a new indictment charges. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that many of the man’s alleged targets were members of UGNazi, a hacker group behind multiple high-profile breaches and cyberattacks back in 2012.
Read moreDon’t share the viral Instagram Meta AI “legal” post
Instagram users are sharing a hoax in enormous numbers in an attempt at preventing Meta from harvesting their posts and photos to train its AI.
Read moreFacebook scrapes photos of kids from Australian user profiles to train its AI
Meta has admitted to scraping Australian Facebook user’s public photos, posts and other data to train its AI models, including those of kids on adult profiles.
Read moreFake funeral “live stream” scams target grieving users on Facebook
Facebook scammers are posting links to fake funeral live streams to get victims to sign up for paid services or steeal credit card details
Read moreMeta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture
Meta has settled a Texas lawsuit over gathering biometric data for Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” feature without informed consent.
Read moreMeta AI plans to use the personal data of its users to train generative AI | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Alexey Sadylko| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:13:38 +0000
Meta intends to utilize user data to train its generative AI.
Read moreNotifications from FB and theft of business account passwords
Credit to Author: Andrey Kovtun| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:29:47 +0000
Through a security hole attackers get the Facebook, to send phishing emails with fake notifications threatening to block business accounts.
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