Social Media
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Fraudulent WhatsApp Messages Circulate Telling Users That They Must Pay To Continue Using the App
July 8, 2019Over the past few days, several scam messages began circulating via WhatsApp – some of which...
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Deja-Vu: Check Your Venmo Settings Right Now Unless You Want Everyone To See How You Spend Your Money
June 18, 2019If, like millions of other people, you use Venmo, the PayPal-owned online payment system that sports...
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2 Major Social Media Trends Emerge From The 2019 Shorty Awards
May 20, 2019The world of social media recently held its eleventh annual Shorty Awards, an Oscars-type celebration that...
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Opinion: Congress Must Extend Civil Rights Protections To Social Media Users
May 8, 2019Over the past week, Facebook banned various controversial figures from its platforms; the social-media giant publicly...
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Scam Alert: Internship Applications With Real-Site Profiles – But Containing Bad Links
March 15, 2019Here is a heads up about a crafty scam currently targeting businesses of all sizes. As...
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Is the Viral “10 Year Photo” Trend A Disguised Information Collection Technique
January 16, 2019Over the past week or so, Facebook has been flooded with posts of people sharing photos...
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Beware These 7 Holiday Season Social Media Scams
December 10, 2018During the holiday season, criminals use various social-media borne scams to target holiday revelers. Here are...
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Scam Alert: Beware Social Media Accounts Impersonating Cryptocurrency Firms and Figures
November 8, 2018In an effort to steal innocent people’s money, scammers employ social media accounts that impersonate firms...
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Facebook Security Breach Allowed Hackers To Control Up To 50 Million Users’ Accounts
September 28, 2018Facebook revealed today that attackers successfully exploited a vulnerability in its code in such a manner...
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Twitter Advises All 330-Million Users To Change Passwords – But, For Many People, Doing So Is A Bad Idea
May 3, 2018Twitter is advising all of its more than 330 million users to change their passwords ASAP...