Three years ago, a journalist for Gizmodo named Kashmir Hill wanted to understand what life was like without “Big Tech.” Far…
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Meta blocks Russia-Ukraine disinformation campaigns on Facebook, Instagram
Meta says it has detected and removed two disinformation campaigns regarding the current Russia-Ukraine war. These campaigns, it says, were run…
Data breaches leave customers very shaky, report says
Data breaches are one of the most reported cyberattacks against businesses—regardless of size and industry. And while this has highlighted cybersecurity…
A week in security (February 21 – February 27)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
Facebook sued for siphoning facial recognition data without consent
Ken Paxton, the Attorney General of Texas, recently filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta, for harvesting the facial recognition…
US senators introduce the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
US Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee have introduced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation that…
Meta blows safety bubble around users after reports of sexual harassment
There’s trouble brewing in the Metaverse, but the trouble isn’t a particularly new problem. In fact, it’s been an issue for…
A week in security (January 3 – 9)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
Google and Facebook fined $240 million for making cookies hard to refuse
French privacy watchdog, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), has hit Google with a 150 million euro fine…
What is facial recognition?
Facebook recently announced it would give up on its facial recognition system. Facebook, or Meta, was using software to automatically identify…