Privacy professionals
fromwww.paymentsdive.com
10 hours agoTactics to combat fraud and protect your business reputation
Fraud losses exceeded $12.5 billion in 2024, significantly impacting consumer trust and brand reputation.
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EU data protection
fromTNW | Meta
5 days agoMeta sued over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram as internal documents reveal $16 billion in projected fraud revenue
Meta faces multiple lawsuits alleging it profited from scam ads on its platforms, projecting $16 billion in revenue from fraudulent advertising in 2024.
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Careers
fromEntrepreneur
1 day agoHow to Know Where Your Security Threat Is Before It's Too Late
Organizations winning the security talent war operationalize key questions to prevent knowledge loss and enhance cybersecurity resilience.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 days agoCrime crew impersonates help desk, abuses Teams chats
A new threat group uses social engineering and custom malware to steal data through Microsoft Teams and phishing tactics.
#social-media
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoDigital life
Psychology says people who use social media but never post about themselves have separated the value of staying informed from the cost of participating in the performance - and that quiet withdrawal isn't disinterest or insecurity, it's one of the most deliberate digital choices a person can make in an era that treats visibility as currency - Silicon Canals
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says people who use social media but never post about themselves have separated the value of staying informed from the cost of participating in the performance - and that quiet withdrawal isn't disinterest or insecurity, it's one of the most deliberate digital choices a person can make in an era that treats visibility as currency - Silicon Canals
Many social media users prefer to observe rather than participate, valuing privacy and learning over broadcasting their thoughts.
fromMilitary.com
3 days agoAI MAGA Influencer, Service Member Scams Fuel 'Digital Stolen Valor' Rise
The administrators behind Military Phony described 'digital stolen valor' as the online equivalent of wearing medals you didn't earn, using exaggerated or fabricated credentials to gain respect, sympathy or opportunity that would otherwise belong to someone else.
Social media marketing
Social media marketing
fromFortune
1 day agoMost Australian teens admit the social media ban isn't working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents' IDs | Fortune
Teenagers in Australia are successfully circumventing social media bans through various methods, despite age restrictions implemented by the government.
UK news
fromCity AM
1 month agoSocial media giants must do more to stamp out scam ads
AI-driven fake advertising on social media platforms costs UK consumers and payment providers millions annually, with scam ad impressions projected to nearly triple by 2030 while social media platforms profit significantly from this fraudulent activity.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoI'm a retired Boomer and I just watched my smartest friend lose everything to a scam-here are 9 ways they got to him that could get to anyone - Silicon Canals
Last month, I sat across from one of the brightest people I know as he explained how he'd lost nearly everything to a sophisticated scam. This wasn't some naive teenager or technophobe. This was my friend from university days, a retired executive who'd navigated corporate politics for decades and made shrewd investment decisions his whole life. Watching him piece together how it happened was like watching someone solve a puzzle in reverse.
Psychology
Online marketing
fromZDNET
1 month agoWatch this, get rich, lose it all - 8 ways to spot and avoid investment scams on Meta
A Russian-speaking cybercriminal network operates 300+ malvertising campaigns across 25 countries using fake Meta ads impersonating trusted media brands and celebrities to lure victims into investment scams.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoFacebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators | TechCrunch
Meta introduced tools to combat impersonation and AI-generated spam on Facebook, reporting doubled engagement with original content and removed 20 million impersonator accounts in 2024.
Privacy technologies
fromForbes
1 month agoMeta, Social Media Scams, A $16 Billion Crisis: What You Need To Know
Americans lost over $16 billion to scams in 2024, a 33% increase from 2023, with nearly half of fraud losses originating from social media platforms where Meta profits from scam advertising.
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Privacy technologies
fromTech Times
1 month agoMeta Launches Major AI Crackdown on Facebook, Instagram Scams After Removing 159 Million Fraud Ads
Meta deployed AI-powered tools and international law enforcement collaboration to combat fraud, removing 159 million scam ads and disabling 10.9 million accounts in 2025.
fromhttps://www.wbrc.com
2 months agoWoman loses Facebook business account to person posing as social media influencer
"The buttons that he's telling me to push are not there. I don't use Zoom often so I'm feeling frustrated thinking that I don't know what I'm doing. He's getting frustrated, and he says, 'OK, let's just switch the Zoom call to your phone,'" Stotts said.
Privacy professionals
fromTechRepublic
1 month agoMeta Rolls Out New Scam Alerts Across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger
Scammers are constantly evolving their tactics - and so are we. Every day, criminals use increasingly sophisticated measures to defraud people on our platforms and across the internet.
Privacy technologies
Privacy technologies
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month agoMeta adds new scam protections to Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger
Meta introduced scam prevention features across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and collaborated with law enforcement to arrest 21 scammers during a joint disruption operation.
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