Facebook Cyber Attack impacts 110,000 Australians
Facebook internal documents suggest that more than 110,000 Australians were impacted by a cyber attack launched in September last year on FB servers. The attack is said to have leaked personal info of more than 60,589 users from Australia giving access to details such as their movements, phone number, most recent check-ins, DOB, Education, work […]
Cyber Attack news which is trending now on Google
1.) Dubai British School based in Jumeirah Park, Gulf claims that it became a victim to a cyber attack which compromised the email database of the educational institute for a few hours of time last week. But the British Educational Institute also added in its statement that all necessary action has been taken to preserve […]
Google and Facebook data and ad scam with NHS
NHS websites are said to be sending data to Google and Facebook to help the tech giants to target web traffic with related ads. These details were discovered in a research carried out by Cookiebot which claims that 60% of WebPages operated by UK based NHS was having ad trackers. So, when people search the […]
Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram not down due to Cyber Attack outage
Though the world’s leading social media giant Facebook claims that it has recovered from an eight-hour outage, many people across the world are using Twitter to vent out their anger on the issues still being faced with Instagram and WhatsApp- which are now Facebook’s business subsidiaries. A group of users on Twitter and Reddit have […]
Emails to be replaced by Facebook messenger…but are you sure
Social media has emerged as a powerful marketing tool for companies to promote their products and stand out of the competition by highlighting their best to customers. But Grant Fraser, the CEO of Digitonic says that social messaging will soon succeed in replacing emails for marketing needs, as businesses are showing a lot of interest […]
Google Android apps send private info of users to Facebook
In a surprising finding, Android apps are reported to be sending private information of users to Facebook servers- even if the user doesn’t have an official Facebook account. The apps which are indulging in such activities include Yelp, Indeed, Spotify, Duolingo, Skyscanner, Kayak and 23 other popular applications which have humongous amounts of downloads of […]
Know how Google, Microsoft, and Facebook protect user data from Cyber Attacks
Cyber landscape has evolved a lot in recent years and so are the hackers who are always on the prowl to exploit even the slightest vulnerability. Amid these concerns is the cyber threat coming from state actors who threaten to conduct espionage on critical and sensitive government data. Therefore, it has become critical for the […]
Facebook acquires AI startup GrokStyle
Facebook has made it official that it has acquired AI startup GrokStyle for an undisclosed amount. The company’s spokesperson Vanessa Chan confirmed that news and said that the new acquisition will help strengthen the stand of Facebook in the exploration of AI capabilities. Announcing the same to the world, GrokStyle has started to issue a […]
Facebook rejects a new data security policy of Germany
Germany on Thursday announced that it will impose new restrictions on ways Facebook collects data from users prevailing in the region. But within few hours of this announcement, the world leading social media giant said that it is going to reject the data protection policy of Germany and will appeal to the court by the […]
Facebook Research App data scandal
Facebook which is trying hard to shrug off its presence from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal is reportedly caught up in the latest which is about a paid ‘Research App’. From the past three years i.e. from 2016, the Mark Zuckerberg Company has been testing an app meant for teens and young adults (aged 13 […]
