Credit to Author: Anna Larkina| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:09:44 +0000
We explain how to use the social network Mastodon and increase your profile privacy and security.
Read moreCategories: Personal Tags: tootroot Tags: mastodon Tags: server Tags: patch Tags: update Tags: CVE Tags: flaw Tags: vulnerability Tags: social media Tags: network Tags: networking We take a look at a collection of issues (now patched) which were affecting Mastodon servers. It’s time to apply the fix for TootRoot. |
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:09:13 +0000
One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. Now a new service offers to help dramatically cut costs associated with large-scale spam and account creation campaigns, by paying people to sell their email account credentials and letting customers temporarily rent access to a vast pool of established accounts at major providers.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:37:15 +0000
The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta, which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 00:15:30 +0000
Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What follows is an interview with a Russian hacker responsible for a series of aggressive crypto spam campaigns that recently prompted several large Mastodon communities to temporarily halt new registrations. According to the hacker, their spam software has been in private use until the last few weeks, when it was released as open source code.
Read moreCategories: News Tags: Hive social Tags: app Tags: mobile Tags: social media Tags: socmed Tags: mastodon Tags: twitter Tags: security Hive was taken offline last Wednesday, after researchers found security issues which could have had major ramifications for service users. |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| Data privacy is back in Congressional lawmakers’ sights, as proposed legislation called the ACCESS Act focuses not on data collection, storage, and selling, but on the idea that Americans should be able to easily pack up their data and take it to a competing service. But will this actually protect privacy? Categories: Tags: ACCESS ActApple PagesBig TechCenter for Democracy and Technologycompetitioncongressdata interoperabilitydata portabilityData privacydata privacy lawsdata privacy legislationElloEuropean UnionfacebookFacebook MessengergdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationGooglegoogle docsInstagraminteroperabilityLinkedInMark ZuckerbergMastodonmessengermicrosoft wordportabilitySenateThe ACCESS ActtwitterUS CongressUS data privacy lawsUS data privacy legislationuser privacywhatsapp |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:10:14 +0000
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| It seems problems never quite go away for social media platforms, and more governments of the world are taking keen interest. Will the tech giants be able to sort things out before legislators steps into the fray? Categories: Tags: EUfacebookgovernmentshate speechInstagramMastodonMyanmarsocial mediatrollstwitterukgov |
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