Following a series of security mishaps and data abuse through its social media platform, Facebook today expanding its bug bounty program in a very unique way to beef up the security of third-party apps and websites that integrate with its platform.Last year, Facebook launched "Data Abuse Bounty" program to reward anyone who reports valid events of 3rd-party apps collecting … [Read more...] about Facebook Now Pays Hackers for Reporting Security Bugs in 3rd-Party Apps
Facebook Patches “Memory Disclosure Using JPEG Images” Flaws in HHVM Servers
Facebook has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities in its server application that could have allowed remote attackers to unauthorisedly obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service just by uploading a maliciously constructed JPEG image file.The vulnerabilities reside in HHVM (HipHop Virtual Machine)—a high-performance, open source virtual machine developed by … [Read more...] about Facebook Patches “Memory Disclosure Using JPEG Images” Flaws in HHVM Servers
Facebook Sues Two Android App Developers for Click Injection Fraud
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against two shady Android app developers accused of making illegal money by hijacking users' smartphones to fraudulently click on Facebook ads.According to Facebook, Hong Kong-based 'LionMobi' and Singapore-based 'JediMobi' app developers were distributing malicious Android apps via the official Google Play Store that exploit a technique known as … [Read more...] about Facebook Sues Two Android App Developers for Click Injection Fraud
Viral FaceApp Unnecessarily Requests Access to Users’ Facebook Friends List
FaceApp—the AI-powered photo-morphing app that recently gone viral for its age filter but hit the headlines for its controversial privacy policy—has been found collecting the list of your Facebook friends for no reason.The Russian-made FaceApp has been around since the spring of 2017 but taken social media by storm over the course of the past few weeks as millions of people … [Read more...] about Viral FaceApp Unnecessarily Requests Access to Users’ Facebook Friends List
Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation
After months of negotiations, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over its privacy investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal.The settlement will put an end to a wide-ranging probe that began more than a year ago and centers around the violation of a 2011 agreement Facebook made with the FTC that … [Read more...] about Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation
New York, Canada, Ireland Launch New Investigations Into Facebook Privacy Breaches
Facebook has a lot of problems, then there are a lot of problems for Facebook—and both are not going to end anytime sooner.Though Facebook has already set aside $5 billion from its revenue to cover a possible fine the company is expecting as a result of an FTC investigation over privacy violations, it seems to be just first installment of what Facebook has to pay for … [Read more...] about New York, Canada, Ireland Launch New Investigations Into Facebook Privacy Breaches
News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users' geolocation data, and more. Source link … [Read more...] about News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
Facebook Could Be Fined Up To $5 Billion Over Privacy Violations
Facebook expects to face a massive fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the result of an investigation into its privacy policies—that's about one month's revenue for the social media giant.To be clear the amount of fine is not what the FTC has announced or hinted yet; instead, it's an estimated due that Facebook disclosed on Wednesday in its first … [Read more...] about Facebook Could Be Fined Up To $5 Billion Over Privacy Violations
Facebook May Face $5 Billion FTC Fine for Data Misuse
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Three-Fourths of Consumers Don’t Trust Facebook, Threatpost Poll Finds
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