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Fake Spotify Premium tutorials on TikTok and Instagram Reels spread malware

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Fake Spotify Premium tutorials on TikTok and Instagram Reels spread malware 2026-06-11 at 16:51 By Sinisa Markovic Cybercriminals are using TikTok and Instagram Reels videos to spread Vidar, an infostealer malware, through fake downloads for popular paid software, according to ReversingLabs. The researchers uncovered two campaigns behind the activity, each using a different approach to […]

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Public Instagram posts provide raw material for AI phishing campaigns

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Public Instagram posts provide raw material for AI phishing campaigns 2026-05-19 at 09:17 By Sinisa Markovic A handful of public Instagram posts can give attackers enough material to generate convincing phishing emails with GenAI. Research from the University of Texas at Arlington and Louisiana State University showed how public social media activity can be turned

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Instagram messaging encryption removed, and privacy advocates are pushing back

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Instagram messaging encryption removed, and privacy advocates are pushing back 2026-05-11 at 13:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec After introducing optional end-to-end encrypted messaging in 2023, Instagram announced in March 2026 that encryption for direct messages would be discontinued, and the feature was removed on May 8. The change allows Instagram to access direct message content, including

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Meta ditches end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram

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Meta ditches end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram 2026-03-16 at 13:49 By Sinisa Markovic End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026. Meta justified the move by saying the feature was rarely used, with only a small fraction of Instagram users enabling encryption. The company advised users seeking end-to-end encryption

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Instagram Fixes Password Reset Vulnerability Amid User Data Leak

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Instagram Fixes Password Reset Vulnerability Amid User Data Leak 2026-01-12 at 16:35 By Ionut Arghire The social media platform confirmed that the issue allowed third parties to send password reset emails to Instagram users. The post Instagram Fixes Password Reset Vulnerability Amid User Data Leak appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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There was no data breach, Instagram says

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There was no data breach, Instagram says 2026-01-12 at 13:20 By Zeljka Zorz News of a possible Instagram data breach spread over the weekend after Malwarebytes reported that cybercriminals had stolen sensitive information from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, potentially leading to a surge in password reset requests. Users have been complaining last week about receiving

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Social data puts user passwords at risk in unexpected ways

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Social data puts user passwords at risk in unexpected ways 2025-11-28 at 09:08 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many CISOs already assume that social media creates new openings for password guessing, but new research helps show what that risk looks like in practice. The findings reveal how much information can be reconstructed from public profiles and how

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Billionaire’s suit over scam crypto ads on Meta dismissed in Australia

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Billionaire’s suit over scam crypto ads on Meta dismissed in Australia 2024-04-12 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Derek Andersen Andrew Forrest’s image was used in an ad promoting crypto scams. He has another suit against Meta in a California district court. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters 2024-02-27 at 14:50 By Zeljka Zorz Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament elections, with a special emphasis on how it plans to

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Meta introduces default end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Facebook

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Meta introduces default end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Facebook 08/12/2023 at 15:01 By Helga Labus Meta is introducing default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats and calls across Messenger and Facebook, the company revealed on Wednesday. Rolling out E2EE for Messenger and Facebook E2EE ensures that messages content is only visible to the person sending the

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