App removes faces from Facebook 

App removes faces from Facebook

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 24 May 2012 3:33 PM
Lets privacy pundits find unauthorised photos on social networks.
Impact of fake Facebook accounts detailed 

Impact of fake Facebook accounts detailed

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 27 April 2012 11:55 AM
The downturn in spam has led to a rise in rogue direct marketing on social networks.
Kelihos lives on thanks to Facebook trojan 

Kelihos lives on thanks to Facebook trojan

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 2 April 2012 12:30 PM
After being "sinkholed," the Kelihos.B botnet is spreading through social networking sites.
Apaches destroyed using geotagged photo data  

Apaches destroyed using geotagged photo data

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 15 March 2012 9:02 AM
Embedded data reveals soldier positions.
Facebook cops requests for user data, logs 

Facebook cops requests for user data, logs

In Applications - 27 February 2012 11:42 AM
Government mostly backs down on failed requests.
Start-up falls afoul of computer crime laws 

Start-up falls afoul of computer crime laws

In Web/client - 23 February 2012 2:19 PM
Proxy system weighs on battle with Facebook.
Student jailed for hacking Facebook 

Student jailed for hacking Facebook

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 20 February 2012 8:44 AM
Not just 'harmless experimentation'.
Dislike: Facebook sues alleged scammers 

Dislike: Facebook sues alleged scammers

In Web/client - By Stephen Lawton, 1 February 2012 10:29 PM
Seeks triple damages for defrauding users with surveys and porn.
Israeli hacker posts 18,000 Arab Facebook logins  

Israeli hacker posts 18,000 Arab Facebook logins

In Networks - By Greg Masters, 24 January 2012 9:44 AM
Calls for ceasefire in hacking war.
Koobface servers go dark 

Koobface servers go dark

In Networks - By SC Staff, 23 January 2012 1:47 PM
Suspects flee Facebook.
Beware Facebook Timeline scam pages 

Beware Facebook Timeline scam pages

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 6 January 2012 10:47 AM
There's no Timeline Office.
45,000 stolen Facebook logins found 

45,000 stolen Facebook logins found

In Networks - By Greg Masters, 6 January 2012 10:45 AM
Ramnit virus variant harvested login credentials to a single server.
No Facebook privacy from media 

No Facebook privacy from media

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 21 December 2011 8:02 AM
Users offered no safety from Facebook-trawling.
Hollywood cashes in on SOPA sponsorship 

Hollywood cashes in on SOPA sponsorship

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 21 December 2011 7:57 AM
Entertainers outweigh software industry four to one on sponsor contributions.
Facebook flooded with foul images 

Facebook flooded with foul images

In Networks - By Eva Martin, 16 November 2011 5:24 PM
Facebook says it is looking into user complaints of violent and sexual images on the site.
Researcher sends executable over Facebook 

Researcher sends executable over Facebook

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 October 2011 11:41 AM
Trick the parser.
Scammers exploiting death of Steve Jobs  

Scammers exploiting death of Steve Jobs

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 7 October 2011 9:31 AM
Facebooks link targets iPad fans.
USA Today hackers spruik Facebook page 

USA Today hackers spruik Facebook page

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 27 September 2011 2:26 PM
The Script Kiddies booted from Twitter.
Securing Facebook 

Securing Facebook

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 18 August 2011 12:37 PM
Put on your black hat.
Twitter, BlackBerry make great riot intel 

Twitter, BlackBerry make great riot intel

In Networks - By Nicole Kobie, 17 August 2011 3:38 PM
British police accessed BlackBerry Messenger during riot attacks
Find Facebook security bugs, score $500 

Find Facebook security bugs, score $500

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 2 August 2011 11:19 AM
Bounty hunting becomes trendy.
Scams exploiting Amy Winehouse, Norway massacre 

Scams exploiting Amy Winehouse, Norway massacre

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 26 July 2011 9:03 AM
Warnings have been made about a multitude of social networking videos claiming to show late singer Amy Winehouse.
Shapeshifter Trojan disables then mimics anti-virus 

Shapeshifter Trojan disables then mimics anti-virus

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 25 July 2011 6:55 PM
OMG! You're on YouTube!
India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts  

India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 14 July 2011 9:00 AM
Targets terrorists amid new attack.
Researcher says Facebook accounts worth more than credit cards 

Researcher says Facebook accounts worth more than credit cards

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 12 July 2011 10:00 AM
But prices are hard to pin down.
British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks 

British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 15 June 2011 1:49 PM
Location service caution not a gag order.
Facebook deploys PhotoDNA to scan for child abuse material 

Facebook deploys PhotoDNA to scan for child abuse material

In Web/client - By Liz Tay, 24 May 2011 12:39 AM
Joins Microsoft in image-matching initiative.
AusCERT Facebook photo hack may be a test case 

AusCERT Facebook photo hack may be a test case

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 18 May 2011 12:33 PM
A brute force attack which guessed Facebook URLs may be a breach of Commonwealth and State computer crime laws.
Facebook's 100,000 leaky apps 

Facebook's 100,000 leaky apps

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 12 May 2011 8:51 AM
Old apps have sent your Facebook data, photos to advertisers.
Two-factor authentication coming to Facebook 

Two-factor authentication coming to Facebook

In Risk - By Greg Masters, 21 April 2011 11:39 AM
Combats unauthorised access.
France password law 'shocks' Google, Facebook 

France password law 'shocks' Google, Facebook

In Risk - By Stewart Mitchell, 8 April 2011 12:07 PM
Handing passwords to police could be a security nightmare
Defence probes soldiers' Facebook comments 

Defence probes soldiers' Facebook comments

In Messaging - 25 March 2011 10:44 AM
Brands alleged comments "unacceptable".
Content providers slammed for "hostile" privacy policies 

Content providers slammed for "hostile" privacy policies

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 22 March 2011 1:26 PM
Parliament should draw "line in the sand".
M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing 

M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 March 2011 10:13 AM
Threats detected in real-time in the cloud.
Public mistrusts social media with data: survey 

Public mistrusts social media with data: survey

In Crypto - By Jennifer Scott, 10 March 2011 9:47 AM
LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook considered not trustworthy.
Price to hack a Facebook account: $25 

Price to hack a Facebook account: $25

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 11 February 2011 9:32 AM
The security of your identity ... priceless.
Facebook offers HTTPS encryption 

Facebook offers HTTPS encryption

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 28 January 2011 9:27 AM
Sacrifices some of its apps.
Zuckerberg Facebook page hacked 

Zuckerberg Facebook page hacked

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster, 27 January 2011 9:23 AM
But how?
Sophos recommends 'walled garden' for Facebook 

Sophos recommends 'walled garden' for Facebook

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster, 20 January 2011 2:19 PM
96% of Facebook users agree.
Facebook turns off mobile number sharing after complaints 

Facebook turns off mobile number sharing after complaints

In Messaging - By Nicole Kobie, 19 January 2011 9:30 AM
User backlash leads Facebook to backtrack once again
Facebook sharing addresses and phone numbers? 

Facebook sharing addresses and phone numbers?

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster, 18 January 2011 9:49 AM
Third-party Facebook app developers have been granted access to user addresses and mobile numbers.
Facebook closure rumour gets out of hand 

Facebook closure rumour gets out of hand

In Messaging - By Jennifer Scott, 11 January 2011 9:21 AM
Still, time to back-up your photos?
Facebook updates bug disclosure policy 

Facebook updates bug disclosure policy

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 December 2010 11:39 AM
Disclosure less likely to result in lawsuit.
Fifth of Facebook feeds include "dodgy" links 

Fifth of Facebook feeds include "dodgy" links

In Messaging - By Nicole Kobie, 25 November 2010 9:30 AM
BitDefender says Facebook needs to better educate users about suspicious content.
Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts 

Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 24 November 2010 2:09 PM
Up to 3,000 social media accounts breached.
Berners-Lee questions Apple and Facebook openness 

Berners-Lee questions Apple and Facebook openness

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 24 November 2010 1:29 PM
Criticises "isolation" of data.
Facebook to kill spam with messaging 

Facebook to kill spam with messaging

In Messaging - By Nicole Kobie, 16 November 2010 9:31 AM
Social-networking giant launches webmail service with a twist.
Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment  

Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 November 2010 2:52 PM
Lack of SSL authentication a major drawback.
Facebook blocks developers that sold user information 

Facebook blocks developers that sold user information

In Messaging - By Stewart Mitchell, 2 November 2010 12:31 PM
App developers that sold user IDs to data brokers kicked off social network (but only for a six month stint).
Facebook goes after three more spammers in court 

Facebook goes after three more spammers in court

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 21 October 2010 2:04 PM
Accused of offering "enticing, but nonexistent products and services".
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