Facebook plugs Timeline privacy hole
Facebook gets another blow from Europe v. Facebook, which discovered a flaw in the latest timeline redesign that allowed for unintended viewers to see all events a user has attended.
Colin Powell's Facebook account has been hacked
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell is the latest public figure to have fallen victim to hackers, with a series of out-of-character messages posted to his Facebook page.
Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week
In case you missed it: Here's everything we wrote last week.
Has Justin Bieber died in a car crash? No. But that doesn't stop Facebook users spreading the "news"
Get your real news from real news websites. Don't trust Google or your Facebook friends, as they may be sharing links and stories that simply aren't true.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.
Facebook fixes bug that leaked users' phone numbers
Facebook said that when retrieving a user's email address via graph API, app developers were receiving a 10-digit number once for every 1,000 users, more or less (mileage varies), instead of the properly formatted email address the documentation states that the field should return.
Rihanna sex video event scam spreads on Facebook
Be on your guard if you see any of your Facebook friends post a message about an alleged Rihanna sex video.
Talking Angela iPhone app scare spreads on Facebook
A warning spreads on Facebook about "Talking Angela", an app that gives your children some animated cat chat.
Malheureusement, it's all too simple for people to share warnings - rather than check if the facts are true.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
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SSCC 103 - Mandiant report, iOS coders owned, Twitter accounts hacked, and more...
Have your joined thousands of others, and become a loyal listener to the "Chet Chat" yet?
Here's the latest Naked Security podcast, Sophos Security Chet Chat 103, discussing a range of recent and newsworthy topics from the world of computer security.
Microsoft admits it was also hit by hackers, malware infects their Mac business unit
Microsoft joins Facebook and Apple in the list of big companies who have suffered at the hands of malware-bearing hackers.
Facebook turns a deaf ear to users aged over 99
The social media behemoth apparently never assumed that a person with three digits worth of living to their credit would sign up to use its service.
Racist "McDonald's" notice posted on Facebook is designed to generate calls of complaint to KFC
Is a branch of McDonald's really charging African-Americans an extra $1.50?
Of course not, but thousands of Facebook fans are spreading the story regardless.
Apple patches the Java hole its own developers fell into - eventually
Shortly after admitting that its own techies got infected thanks to a Java hole, Apple has pushed out a Java update for the rest of us.
Apple, with this most recent update, seems to have washed its hands permanently of browser-based Java. Paul Ducklin explains...
Botnet master abuses Facebook for pocket money, researchers reveal
A Chinese hacker's main job may well be running a botnet of malware-clotted zombie PCs, but there's always time left in the day for selling fake Likes, apparently.
Boy meets girl. Girl strips on webcam. Tells boy to do the same. Girl blackmails boy
Webcam extortion the other way around: hot girls extorting men.
Be careful out there, and keep your trousers on chaps.
Facebook owns up - admits network breached, blames "Java in the browser"
In The Social Network, the movie version of Zuckerberg could shout, "WE NEVER CRASH!"
I bet the real-life Zuckerberg wishes he could say, "We never get hacked..."
Facebook will be closed for maintenance between Feb 29-31 - joke chain letter spreads
Messages have been spreading on Facebook claiming that the social network will be closed between February 29th and February 31st, 2013.
And, of course, it's kinda true. Don't try to log in on June 31st either...
Facebook Class Action email - it looks like a phish but it's the real deal
A number of you have asked about a Facebook-related email that's doing the rounds lately.
It certainly has some of the hallmarks of a phish.
But is it? And how can you tell?
Facebook is turning facial recognition back on - so here's how to check your "photo tagging" settings
Facebook is turning its controversial facial recognition feature back on so that your "friends" can tag you more easily in photographs.
Now would be a good time to revisit your photo tagging security settings - here's how.
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