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Message of Safety for Ladies on Facebook is a Hoax
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February 2, 2012
I encountered this “new way for rapists to lure girls” story years ago from another social networking site. I’m quite sad yet generally not surprised that it has already made its way to Facebook. click to enlarge The message goes: …
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2011: The Year that was for Facebook and Online Threats
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January 4, 2012
CommTouch, an Internet security service provider, has recently released their Internet Threats Trend Report for 2011. In this report, they have highlighted and analyzed the various threats on Facebook that had plagued users for the past year, such as social …
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“Curious Who’s Stalking You?” – Yes, We’ve Heard It Before
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December 15, 2011
This social media “stalking” thing, to the best of my knowledge, all began on MySpace. We’ve seen them emerge on Twitter, too: our friends at Sophos wrote a so-called “app” that Twitter purportedly released to track a user’s stalker. Only …
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New Facebook Worm in the Wild
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November 29, 2011
Our friends at CSIS, a Danish security company, has spotted a worm spreading within the Facebook platform. In a recent news article penned by Peter Kruse, the worm is said to be “a classic” one in terms of how it infects Internet …
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Is RiRi in the Headlines Again?
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November 7, 2011
Fortunately, this is not the freshest Rihanna scoop you’ve missed on TMZ. It’s a Facebook post I just found that set the alarm bells in my head, so I set out to investigate. Clicking the link of this supposedly scandalous video …
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A Little Too chatty?
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October 31, 2011
There’s a program called ChatSend currently doing the rounds on Facebook, and at time of writing just over 114,000 people have hit the “Like” button which no doubt means a high proportion of that tally have downloaded and installed it. Including …
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Scammers Bank on Free Flights Before the Holidays
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October 4, 2011
Matthew, one of our researchers at the AV Labs, flagged us regarding a Facebook scam he spotted late last weekend. And his timing could not have been more impeccable. The scam is about Southwest Airlines giving away free tickets. Now, …
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Win an iPod nano 8GB (6th gen)
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September 13, 2010
Because you’re our fans, you’re great people And great people deserve a reward, so we’re giving you the chance to win the brand new just released iPod nano 8GB (6th Generation)!! What do you have to do to win it? …
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Win a NAS with GFI Software
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May 14, 2010
The competition is now closed. After our successful GFI Backup 2010 – Business Edition Twitter competition last month, we’re launching another competition where you have the chance to win a fantastic NAS (Network Attached Storage) drive every day for a …
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The Dangers of Social Networking
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October 22, 2009
Social sites such as Facebook and MySpace are a big hit nowadays; not just with the young generation but with people of all ages. It’s an amazing platform for people to connect but it certainly isn’t without its dangers. As …
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