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Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Information scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone numbers

Amer Owaida29 Jun 2021


WhatsApp will limit features for users who don't accept new data-sharing rules

WhatsApp will limit features for users who don't accept new data-sharing rules

WhatsApp will limit features for users who don't accept new data-sharing rules

Your account won’t be deleted, but here's what you may want to be aware of if not even repeated reminders to accept the new policy do the trick

Amer Owaida11 May 2021


Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying

Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying

Instagram rolls out new features to help prevent cyberbullying

The social media platform is stepping up efforts to help stomp out harassment and other abusive behavior

Amer Owaida23 Apr 2021


WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account

WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account

WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account

An attacker can lock you out of the app using just your phone number and without requiring any action on your part

Amer Owaida13 Apr 2021


Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online

Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online

Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online

Reports of another trove of scraped user data add to the recent woes of popular social media platforms

Amer Owaida12 Apr 2021


7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter

7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter

7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter

Follow these easy steps to prevent your Twitter account from being hacked and to remain safe while tweeting

Amer Owaida19 Mar 2021


WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups

WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups

WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups

While chats are end-to-end encrypted, their backups are not – this may change soon

Amer Owaida09 Mar 2021


Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content

Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content

Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content

Two new tools will warn users about the risks of searching for and sharing content that exploits children, including the potential legal consequences of doing so

Amer Owaida25 Feb 2021


Clubhouse chats streamed to third-party website

Clubhouse chats streamed to third-party website

Clubhouse chats streamed to third-party website

The incident raises concerns about the privacy and security of conversations taking place on the platform

Amer Owaida23 Feb 2021