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Scams, Social Media
Hijacked: How hacked YouTube channels spread scams and malware
Here’s how cybercriminals go after YouTube channels and use them as conduits for fraud – and what you should watch out for when watching videos on the platform
Christian Ali Bravo • 01 Jul 2024
Social Media
10 things to avoid posting on social media – and why
Do you often take to social media to broadcast details from your life? Here’s why this habit may put your privacy and security at risk.
Phil Muncaster • 26 Feb 2024
Is your LinkedIn profile revealing too much?
How much contact and personal information do you give away in your LinkedIn profile and who can see it? Here’s why less may be more.
Daniel Cunha Barbosa • 16 Nov 2023
Fake friends and followers on social media – and how to spot them
One of the biggest threats to watch out for on social media is fraud perpetrated by people who aren’t who they claim to be. Here’s how to recognize them.
Phil Muncaster • 06 Oct 2023
5 free OSINT tools for social media
A roundup of some of the handiest tools for the collection and analysis of publicly available data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms
Martina López • 31 May 2023
Using Discord? Don’t play down its privacy and security risks
It’s all fun and games until someone gets hacked – here’s what to know about, and how to avoid, threats lurking on the social media juggernaut
Márk Szabó • 03 May 2023
Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure
Give your social media presence a good spring scrubbing, audit your passwords and other easy ways to bring order to your digital chaos
Thomas Uhlemann • 06 Apr 2023
Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth
How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats
Jake Moore and André Lameiras • 28 Mar 2023
What TikTok knows about you – and what you should know about TikTok
As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us
Roman Cuprik • 24 Mar 2023