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Facebook blocks Signal from using ads to show Instagram data collection
Signal attempted to use the Facebook ad program to show how much data is being collected by Instagram to push targeted ads and got banned.
May 6, 2021
Facebook ads used in spreading Facebook Messenger phishing scam
So far, the phishing scam has targeted users in 80 countries.
April 21, 2021
Facebook ads dropped malware posing as Clubhouse app for PC
Upon clicking the ad, the user is taken to a fake Clubhouse app website that looks quite authentic…
April 9, 2021
Facebook data of 500M+ users from 106 countries leaked online
The data was leaked earlier today on an infamous hacker forum without users' Facebook accounts passwords.
April 4, 2021
Facebook removes 100s of accounts for spreading iOS, Android malware
The hackers were using malware campaigns to target iOS and Android devices used by Uyghurs living outside China…
March 26, 2021
CopperStealer malware stealing Facebook, Apple, Google passwords
The credential-stealing malware was found in keygen and Cracks' website to circumvent licensing restrictions to legit software.
March 22, 2021
Facebook sues developer of data scraping extensions for Chrome
The developer is a Portuguese company that Facebook claims developed malicious Chrome extensions allowing data scraping.
January 15, 2021
Chinese firm leaked 200m Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn users’ data
The 400GB worth of data was exposed due to a misconfigured Elasticsearch database.
January 12, 2021
Facebook bug exposed identity of page admin using group doc feature
The bug was reported to Facebook under its bug bounty program after which the researcher was awarded $5,000.
January 5, 2021
Hackers phish 615,000 login credentials by using Facebook ads
Once again, Facebook ads have been misused by cybercriminals in a large-scale phishing scam to steal victims' login credentials.
December 28, 2020