Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Also: CoinEx Hack, OneCoin Founder's Sentencing, Another FTX Guilty Plea This week, Vitalik Buterin was the victim of a SIM swapping attack, North Korea likely orchestrated the $55 million CoinEx hack, OneCoin co-founder Karl Sebastian Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison and former FTX executive Ryan Salame will reportedly plead guilty to (..)

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APRIL 13, 2023

396 creating the state’s Social Media Safety Act (the “Act”). The Act comes after Utah’s similar social media laws enacted in March. The Act will apply to social media companies that operate social media platforms and have at least $100 million in annual revenue.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 10, 2023

On March 1-3, 2023, the Utah legislature passed a series of bills, SB 152 and HB 311, regarding social media usage for minors. For accounts registered to minors, the bill would require the relevant social media company to provide the minor’s parent or guardian access to the content and interactions of the account.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Hearing: Researchers Liken Major Platforms to a 'Disinformation Black Box' Cybersecurity and computer science experts testifying before Congress on Tuesday expressed concerns about their inability to access key social media data sets that could allow them to analyze and potentially counter the spread of misinformation.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 25, 2023

Now-Fixed Expo Framework API Vulnerability Posed Credential, Identity Theft Risks A new OAuth-related vulnerability in an open-source application development framework could expose Facebook, Google, Apple and Twitter users to account takeover, personal data leakage, identity theft, financial fraud and unauthorized actions on other online platforms, (..)

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The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But the ‘likes’ weren’t worth the risks Social media is a strange place. A 2018 report by the children’s commissioner found that parents share about 71 photos and 29 videos of their child every year on social media. Like millions of doting parents, I wanted to keep others abreast of my child’s milestones.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2024

On January 9, 2023, an Ohio federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on Ohio’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, Ohio Rev. Under the Act, parents must provide consent for children under 16 to set up an account on social media and online gaming platforms. Code § 1349.09(B)(1)

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IG Guru

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The post NYC first to designate social media as environmental toxin via Axios first appeared on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 21, 2023

Social media is designed of course to connect, but legitimate modes of doing so can be abused. One such case of abuse that’s currently running involves Linktree, a kind of meta-medium for social media users with many accounts.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Two in-depth Senate reports have revealed that such campaigns continue despite efforts by social media companies to cleanse their platforms. Facebook, Google and Twitter's Defenses Don't Appear to be Blocking Campaigns The battle against Russian disinformation is far from over.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A large scam campaign is targeting users on LinkedIn and other social media platforms posing as financial advisors, according to researchers at DomainTools. The scammers contact targets over LinkedIn, as well as social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In the hours following the worst mass shooting in Maine’s history, disinformation about the suspected gunman flooded social media with false claims that he had been arrested.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On February 12, 2024, a federal court in the Southern District of Ohio issued an order granting a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, prohibiting the Ohio Attorney General from implementing and enforcing the Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, Ohio Rev. Code § 1349.09(B)(1) B)(1) (the “Act”).

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 3, 2019

senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio are urging social media firms to create policies and standards to combat the spread of "deepfake" videos, which they say pose a potential threat to American democracy. Warner and Rubio Want Companies to Develop Standards and Policies to Combat Fakes U.S.

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MARCH 20, 2023

The inquiries reflect a focus by the FTC on the extent of deceptive advertising on social media and video platforms; how the platforms create and monitor ads; and how they help consumers distinguish advertising and other commercial messages from other types of content.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The payment skimmer malware pulls its sleight of hand trick with the help of a double payload structure where the source code of the skimmer script that steals customers’ credit cards will be concealed in a social sharing icon loaded as an HTML ‘svg’ element with a ‘path’ element as a container.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Well, these are great tools for scammers, especially on social media. You know how some gifts are insanely sought after each year, selling out in mere minutes?

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

On September 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) accepted petitions challenging the constitutionality of social media laws in Florida and Texas. 7072 , prohibits “a social media platform from willfully deplatforming a [political] candidate.” Florida’s law, S.B. Texas’s law, H.B.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 24, 2019

Leak Contained Public Data From Instagram and Other Sources Instagram has revoked the access of an Indian social media marketing company after personal details of some of its users ended up in an unprotected database online.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

On October 15, 2023, a proposal was published on Utah’s social media regulation law, S.B. As part of Utah’s effort to regulate social media companies, state officials released proposed rules for S.B. 152 , which was signed earlier this year.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Tech Giant Asks Creators to Declare Content with 'Made with AI' Label Meta will slap a "made with AI" label on generative artificial intelligence contest posted onto its social media sites starting in May, a change the social media giant says will result in more content carrying a warning for users.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On July 5, 2023, Ohio Governor, Mike DeWine, signed into law House Bill 33 , which includes the Social Media Parental Notification Act (“Act”).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

A report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. ” reads the FTC’s report. Some platforms let you do that.

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Not that long-ago, social media was the “new kid on the block,” something we used to share photos with distant family members, comment … The post Is social media being mined for insider threats? appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 28, 2023

With nearly 5 billion users worldwide—more than 60% of the global population —social media platforms have become a vast source of data that businesses can leverage for improved customer satisfaction, better marketing strategies and faster overall business growth. words and/or phrases) known as tokens.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

NetBlocks reported partial disruption to social media and messaging platforms in Cuba from 12 July 2021 shortly after Cubans went to the streets to protest the government. The post Social media partially disrupted in Cuba amid anti-government protests appeared first on Security Affairs. ” states Netblocks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2019

The FBI is searching for contractors to monitor social media for potential threats, the announcement raises concerns for user privacy. The abuse of social media passwords for malicious purpose is quite common, for this reason, the FBI is searching for contractors to monitor them. SecurityAffairs – social media, FBI).

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 13, 2021

In response to mass protests, the country has been blocking social media and communication platforms since Sunday—an increasingly common action worldwide.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

a framework for a binding online privacy code for social media and certain other online platforms. Whilst the draft code itself has not yet been published, the Online Privacy Bill creates a framework for a binding code that will apply to organisations: providing social media or data brokerage services; or. Background.

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Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Cybercriminals can use social media in many ways in order to trick employees.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. TikTok and Facebook pages are filling the gap—with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool.

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National Archives Records Express

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The next post in our Federal Government transition series highlights the need to manage official email and social media accounts of senior officials as they enter and exit Federal Service. Social media accounts created or used for official agency business must stay under the control of the agency.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 15, 2020

If we take back control of our data, we can use it for good • Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the world Social media doesn’t have to bring us only junk news and misinformation about coronavirus. To have that kind of social media would require a radical rebuild.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 5, 2024

CoralRaider Looks for Social Media Accounts That Contain Payment Information Vietnamese financially motivated hackers are targeting businesses across Asia in a campaign to harvest corporate credentials and financial data for resale in online criminal markets.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

While the internet and social media have been very positive for businesses, there remains an inherent risk when it comes to how brands manage their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Here are five potential pitfalls of social media marketing.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2019

Most of us use social media to keep in touch with friends, read interesting content or share photos, but we also know it comes with risk. How private our data really is and whether or not “they” are listening is constantly in the news, but do you know the risks of personal social media use to your business? Oversharing.

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