Dodgy browser extensions targeting Facebook users  

Dodgy browser extensions targeting Facebook users

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 14 May 2013 9:30 AM
Malware could spread.
Facebook says Home data collection no concern  

Facebook says Home data collection no concern

In Applications - By Steve Evans, 10 April 2013 8:38 AM
Bid to quell app sniffing concerns.
Site reportedly behind Facebook Java hack goes offline 

Site reportedly behind Facebook Java hack goes offline

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 20 February 2013 12:12 PM
Chrome flags malware infection.
Apple suffers 'sophisticated' hack 

Apple suffers 'sophisticated' hack

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 20 February 2013 6:56 AM
Linked to Facebook attackers.
Facebook attacked via Java zero-day 

Facebook attacked via Java zero-day

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 19 February 2013 9:47 AM
Watering hole attack used.
Facebook fraud could rise with linked logins 

Facebook fraud could rise with linked logins

In Networks - By Danielle Walker, 8 February 2013 11:32 AM
Gartnet says merchants need to boost security.
New phishing tool mimics logged in dashboards 

New phishing tool mimics logged in dashboards

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 6 February 2013 1:41 PM
Plays on TSURT.
Trojan nabs 16k Facebook logins 

Trojan nabs 16k Facebook logins

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 4 February 2013 7:34 AM
Steals credit card information.
Facebook in-house programming language squashes spam 

Facebook in-house programming language squashes spam

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 25 January 2013 10:00 AM
Language is lightweight and extremely efficient, coder says.
Australian PM puts heat on social networks  

Australian PM puts heat on social networks

In Web/client - By Chris Jager, 16 January 2013 3:44 PM
Seeks assistance in complaint handling.
FBI nabs 10 for Yahos worm spread on Facebook 

FBI nabs 10 for Yahos worm spread on Facebook

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 13 December 2012 8:21 AM
Kiwi among those arrested.
Telstra users safe from Twitter SMS flaw 

Telstra users safe from Twitter SMS flaw

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, Dan Kaplan, 5 December 2012 9:19 AM
Others should use PIN protection.
Free tool finds hacked data, stolen cards 

Free tool finds hacked data, stolen cards

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 22 November 2012 9:09 AM
Track leaky staff, hackers over Twitter, Reddit and Stack Exchange.
Facebook adds Webroot, AVG and Panda as friends into AV Marketplace 

Facebook adds Webroot, AVG and Panda as friends into AV Marketplace

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 18 October 2012 7:40 AM
Malware crackdown.
Google App Engine open to session jacking  

Google App Engine open to session jacking

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 10 October 2012 1:21 PM
Cookie snatching tool opens engine.
Etsy joins bug bounty crew 

Etsy joins bug bounty crew

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 12 September 2012 9:59 AM
Offers $500 minimum, a t-shirt and a high-five.
Facebook facial recognition facing fresh investigation 

Facebook facial recognition facing fresh investigation

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 20 August 2012 9:20 AM
Faces fines of up to $30,057.
Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint  

Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 20 July 2012 4:57 PM
Hacker offers entry-level cyber crime service.
Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend 

Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 28 June 2012 3:30 PM
Redmond says BlueHat is better.
Google, Facebook fights malvertisers 

Google, Facebook fights malvertisers

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 19 June 2012 2:14 PM
Giants want to bring integrity into ads.
Family robbed after cash photo posted to Facebook  

Family robbed after cash photo posted to Facebook

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 29 May 2012 11:04 AM
Armed men attack home seeking wads of cash.
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.
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