A recent article on TheNextWeb spotlighted a possible data leak for Facebook Notes to search engines. The original report showed how using a simple Google query would bring up Notes from Facebook even with profiles set to private. Facebook soon responded that yes, the user profiles are private, but the Notes section for the users…
A recent rash of hackers have decided that emailing you and asking for money is just not the way to go. Now, hackers are getting into the social networks and assuming identities of others and asking for money. One of the common ploys now is to pretend that the person they are imitating is out…
We often give you insight into controlling the data you share across the networks and teaching the kids on what should be considered good sharing and bad sharing. This falls into reputation control. Apparently some apps were pulling your credentials and starting to spam your contacts with phishing sites. Trend Micro are reported to have…
Before we even begin down the tube on this posting, I want to say that in no way is MySpace a haven for these offenders. They are everywhere, all networks. You might be sitting next to one in your office or one lives up the street. MySpace has taken a stance to remove the profiles…
I found this twist to Facebook security settings rather interesting. it all started from a story I read on AllFacebook.com. A quick snippet from their posting: Earlier this week I noticed that one of my friends had made their Facebook profile photos no longer visible. I wasn’t sure if this was because they had put…
