$5 million class action lawsuit over LinkedIn data breach dismissed
No real damage was done, a judge ruled, and besides, paying for premium membership isn't a guarantee that you'll get premium security.
Ouch! So much for promises made in privacy policies.
Spy agency employees caught oversharing on LinkedIn and Facebook
The Belgian press is up in arms after members of the country's state security agency were found promoting themselves and their professional affiliation on social networks. Turns out: it's not that unusual.
LinkedIn spam drives traffic to Toronto Drug Store
That email you just received from LinkedIn might be promoting a Thanksgiving sale of Viagra instead..
Warning: Here are three emails you don't want to see in your inbox
Spammers are disguising their emails to pretend to come from YouTube, Google and LinkedIn.
Judge denies Home Depot's demand for worker's emotion-laden Facebook posts
A federal California judge has ruled that Home Depot can't rummage through a former worker's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other social media posts and pictures to prove that she lied about emotional distress caused by her employer's alleged wrongdoing.
But some of her Facebook posts are fair game.
SSCC 93 - Flame, LinkedIn, FISA, Patch Tuesday, border snooping and the BlueHat prize
Michael Argast joins Chet once again to discuss Flame, LinkedIn, warrantless wiretapping, Patch Tuesday, border patrol spying and Microsoft's BlueHat prize.
LinkedIn slapped with $5 million class action suit over leaked passwords
LinkedIn has been served with a potential $5 million class-action lawsuit on behalf of all users that charges the company with failing to use "basic industry standard" security practices.
Twitter account hack epidemic - Don't fall for "CNBC" spam!
Throughout the month of June, Twitter accounts have been getting hacked and have subsequently been sending spam that links to fake CNBC news articles. Be cautious about links in direct messages or tweets, even if they're sent from a friend's account!
LinkedIn spam leads to pump-and-dump stock scam
Spam emails claiming to come from LinkedIn appear to encourage investors to buy shares in a company, with the intention of making money by pumping-and-dumping the stock.
LinkedIn confirms hack, over 60% of stolen passwords already cracked
LinkedIn has acknowledged the password database posted online appears to be from their network. 60% of the passwords have already been discovered and we are still seeing very poor password choices among LinkedIn users.
Millions of LinkedIn passwords reportedly leaked - take action NOW
Although not yet confirmed by the business-networking website, it is being widely speculated that over six million passwords belonging to LinkedIn users have been compromised.
Employers on track to get more nosey with employees' social media lives
By 2015, 60% of employers are likely to be eavesdropping on our social media selves to make sure our e-blabbing isn't poking security holes into their outfits, according to a recent report.
LinkedIn spam campaign promotes Viagra-pushing website
Have you received a message from LinkedIn asking you to confirm your email address?
Well, be careful before you click on the link in your inbox, as it could be scammers trying to dupe you into doing something else entirely.
DMARC: Microsoft, Facebook and Google unite to fight phishing - but will it work?
If the newswires are to be believed, the death of spam is imminent. Again!
The saviour this time round is DMARC, which is backed by Microsoft, Google, Facebook, PayPal, LinkedIn, Bank Of America and more. Find out what it's all about.
Social media, the ultimate career-squasher
A new survey finds that 56% are likely to check out the social media profiles of potential employees.
If you want to avoid limiting your career progression, it might be time to clean-up your social networking accounts.
Scammers try to trick LinkedIn users with sob story
Beware messages from LinkedIn contacts claiming that they have lost their wallets, credit cards, etc on a trip and need you to wire them some money.
LinkedIn responds quickly to complaints about 'social ads'
Yesterday, we invited our readers to complain to LinkedIn about its new opt-out 'social ads' feature.
LinkedIn has already responded publicly, which is a great result - for you and for LinkedIn.
LinkedIn 'does a Facebook' - your name and photo used in ads by default
As a non-user of LinkedIn, I haven't been tracking changes to the default privacy settings of the service, or the implications of those changes.
Neither, it seems, has most of the rest of the world. Perhaps we should have been.
Win Sophos swag by participating in our latest social media survey
Every year we run an investigation into how many of you are being hit by threats (such as spam, malware and phishing) on social networks. Well, it's that time again!
This year, to encourage you to help us, we're offering a rare and highly coveted shirt to three lucky winners.
IT security - what you must know in the mobile era
Worried about the cloud? Data breaches? Mobile devices? Identity theft?
Join presenter James Kirby and experts Stephen Wilson, Charis Palmer and (ahem) me as we talk on the subject of IT security - what you must know in the mobile era.
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