The hack against Snapchat at the turn of the year appears to have done more awareness-raising than harm, but awareness – on the part of users and their parents as well as startups and young digital media companies – is crucial. The publishing of the screennames and partial phone numbers of 4.6 million users was a "white hat" hack, CNN reported, meaning that it was meant to expose a security … [Read more...] about The Snapchat New Year’s hack: Fuel for discussion
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Facebook says it’s looking into photo attack
I hope you haven't noticed, but what's apparently an attack on Facebook reportedly went viral last night. The "flood of violent and pornographic images invading [Facebook users'] news feeds" has prompted Facebook to launch an investigation, the Washington Post reports. The Post cites the view from security firm Sophos that "users whose accounts post the images are unable to see them on their own … [Read more...] about Facebook says it’s looking into photo attack