Meta disrupted two influence campaigns from China and Russia

Meta disrupted two influence campaigns orchestrated by China and Russia, the company blocked thousands of accounts and pages. Meta announced it has taken down two of the largest known covert influence operations originating from China and Russia. The social network giant revealed it has blocked thousands of accounts and pages across its platform. The company […]

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Meta’s Threads app used as a lure

It was to be expected: As the buzz around Meta’s new microblogging platform Threads gained momentum, some individuals have stepped in to take advantage of the fact that the app still can’t formally serve users in the European Union (or China, or Russia). About Threads Threads – whose full name is “Threads, an Instagram app” […]

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3 Tax Prep Firms Shared ‘Extraordinarily Sensitive’ Data About Taxpayers With Meta, Lawmakers Say

A group of congressional Democrats reported that three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years. The post 3 Tax Prep Firms Shared ‘Extraordinarily Sensitive’ Data About Taxpayers With Meta, Lawmakers Say appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Amende record de Meta pour non respect du RGPD

Ci-dessous les commentaires de Chris Vaughan, VP, Technical Account Management EMEA chez Tanium, à propos de l’amende record de 1,3 milliard de dollars infligée par la DPC à Meta pour non respect de la Réglementation Générale sur la Protection des Données. The post Amende record de Meta pour non respect du RGPD first appeared on […]

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Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom

The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta, which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains. The volume of phishing websites […]

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