Malwarebytes

MARCH 27, 2024

Its popularity largely depends on the ability to monitor social media activity around important elections. It was the first major tool that let the public analyze trends on the social media platforms in real time. Protect your social media accounts by using Cyrus, powered by Malwarebytes.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

Introduction The inaugural issue of AI-Cybersecurity Update set the stage for a broad discussion on the transformative impacts of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity. As synthetic media becomes more sophisticated, the techniques to detect such content must also evolve. Promoting media literacy is another essential strategy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2023

When most people think about social media and cybersecurity, they typically think about hackers taking over Instagram accounts or Facebook Messenger scammers taking private information. The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2022 Consumer Impact Report revealed that social media account takeovers have grown by 1,000% in one year.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 7, 2022

A mischievous hacker, or group of hackers, took over Disneyland’s official Instagram and Facebook accounts earlier today, and, apparently, defaced them both with a series of profane and racist posts. Walt Disney Company has confirmed the breach, which appears to have occurred around 7 AM US Eastern time.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims. Cybersecurity specialists here at Digital Forensics have built up a store of knowledge tracking criminal patterns while deploying countermeasures on behalf of our clients.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 3, 2024

American cybersecurity firm and Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant had its X (formerly Twitter) account compromised for more than six hours by an unknown attacker to propagate a cryptocurrency scam. As of writing, the account has been restored on the social media platform.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2023

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has uncovered a new social media espionage campaign in which cyber criminals launch social engineering attacks on Facebook and Instagram users by asking them to click on malevolent links, download malware, or share personal details.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

. Tesla Chief Elon Musk, who intends to acquire social media giant Twitter for $44 billion, has put the company in a fix. He just wants the networking firm to come clean by deleting 20% of BOT accounts it owns and uses for marketing practices.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 7, 2022

FFDroider, a recently discovered information stealer malware, steals credentials and cookies saved in web browsers in order to hijack targets’ Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. These verified accounts become […].

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. .” You’re all set.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 16, 2022

Thomas Moore University, a university in Kentucky, has become a victim of a cyber attack as its official Facebook account was hacked to post inappropriate images and videos. University IT staff allege they are trying to contact the social media giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2021

In our August monthly show co-hosts Kevin Johnson and Scott Wright join Tom Eston to discuss what happens to your social media accounts…after you die! The post What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts After You Die? The post What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts After You Die?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on X (formerly Twitter) was briefly compromised on Tuesday, January 9, sending shockwaves through the cryptocurrency market and raising serious questions about the agency's cybersecurity practices. A fake announcement and market mayhem Shortly after 4 p.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On January 31, 2024, the CEOs of the most widely used social media platforms appeared before the Committee. In his opening statement, Ranking Member Senator Lindsey Graham held Mark Zuckerberg and the other CEOs to immediate account: “Mr. … You have a product that’s killing people.”

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2022

The attacker took over and defaced Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to the ‘happiest place on earth.’” One thing’s for certain—no one was happy when racist messages appeared on the popular theme park’s social media accounts in what Vulcan Cyber Senior Technical.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Threat actors associated with North Korea are continuing to target the cybersecurity community using a zero-day bug in an unspecified software over the past several weeks to infiltrate their machines.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Social media is allowing companies to show their creativity and personality to customers and the world like never before. Today, businesses have the ability to reach millions of people through social media—regularly and as creatively as they dare. How does AI boost social media? A staggering 4.62

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

A new malware capable of controlling social media accounts is being distributed through Microsoft's official app store in the form of trojanized gaming apps, infecting more than 5,000 Windows machines in Sweden, Bulgaria, Russia, Bermuda, and Spain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2023

It’s obvious that all of us would love to have access to the social media accounts of our loved ones in the event of their death. However, many do not know on whom to contact or what to follow in order to extract the login details of the online account that was used by the loved ones.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

US CISA added remote code execution vulnerability in Plex Media Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three-year-old high-severity flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data in Plex Media Server on Windows, a remote, authenticated attacker can trigger it to execute arbitrary Python code. in May 2020. .”

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Adam Levin

OCTOBER 10, 2018

High-profile Instagram accounts are being targeted by ransomware attacks and phishing schemes, with evidence suggesting that many account holders are paying the attackers. W]e will have to delete your account within 3 hours,” the hackers’ message adds, threatening to wipe out the account if the ransom isn’t paid.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Guides Risk Level Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, AHOY! Try these tips for securing the digital treasure trove that is your social media presence. The age of digitization has transformed social media platforms into essential tools for personal and professional communication.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 24, 2023

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Guides Risk Level Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, AHOY! Try these tips for securing the digital treasure trove that is your social media presence. The age of digitization has transformed social media platforms into essential tools for personal and professional communication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2022

Experts investigate how stolen Facebook accounts are used as part of a well-established fraud industry inside Facebook. No eyebrows were raised in Quriums security operation center when the independent Philippine media outlet Bulatlat once again got DDoSed , as they are a frequent target of such digital attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2023

It is an ever-increasing threat to cybersecurity, as it can be used to gain unauthorized access to systems, steal sensitive data, or carry out fraudulent activities. Pretexting attacks can also take place through social media, with attackers posing as a friend or contact in order to gain trust and access to sensitive information.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest —there’s a sneaky cyberthreat that can empty out a person’s bank accounts to fill the illicit coffers of cybercriminals. The ATS framework uses the harvested credentials to initiate unauthorized money transfers to accounts held by the attacker.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 3, 2022

There is a confusion among a few that the terms Information Security and Cybersecurity are the same as the two areas take the same strides to a large extent. Information Security- Protection of information and the information storing systems from unauthorized access accounts to Information Security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 4, 2022

British Army released a press statement admitting a hack of its Twitter and YouTube accounts by a hacker/s on Sunday last week. The spokesperson admitted they hacked the accounts to divert web traffic to fake NFTs and Crypto currency-related scams. It has assured that those behind the incident will be prosecuted harshly.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 26, 2022

Helsinki-based cybersecurity vendor WithSecure (formerly F-Secure Business) says it has discovered an operation, dubbed “DUCKTAIL,” that uses social media-based spear phishing attacks to gain access to Facebook Business accounts. Previous attacks targeting Facebook did not target Facebook Business accounts in particular.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) was hit by a ransomware attack that took down live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021. The American media conglomerate Cox Media Group (CMG) announced it was hit by a ransomware attack that caused the interruption of the live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2024

More and more websites and services are making multi-factor-authentication (MFA) mandatory, which makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts. A type of phishing we’re calling authentication-in-the-middle is showing up in online media. That’s a great thing. The user is then prompted for their MFA step.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Popular fast food restaurant chain Chik-fil-A recently said it was investigating reports of "suspicious activity" on customer accounts. Dominic Alvieri, a cybersecurity analyst and security researcher, was one of the first to share this information on social media: Chik-fil-A investigating cyber incident from apparent app breach Wednesday.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. E27 described itself as Asia’s largest Tech media platform, it offers Asian technology startup news and a community where members can exchange opinions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

A report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. These data are the result of the increased exposure of netizens through social media.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Employees and executives are often oversharing personal details on social media and even in automated out-of-office (OOO) email messages. Of course, OOO instructions serve an important business communications function, and a strong strong social media profile is a great way to network with your peers and brand yourself. Social media.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Epic have made some alterations to how accounts for kids work , with multiple features disabled for what are now known as “ Cabined Accounts ” If your children are big fans of Epic games like Fortnite and Rocket League, you may well have worried about their gaming interactions with other players at some point.

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