Social media

Dealing with skeletons lurking in your Facebook closet has never been easier

Can someone take control of your WhatsApp account by just knowing your phone number? We ran a small test to find out.

Are you – and especially your children – aware of the risks that may come with sharing selfies?

A researcher found that it was possible to subvert the platform’s password recovery mechanism and take control of user accounts

Locked out and out of luck? The photo-sharing platform is trialing new methods to reunite you with your lost account

The databases, sitting unprotected on cloud servers, contained reams of information amassed by two apps integrated with the social network

The social network says that the passwords were never exposed externally and that it found no abuse of the glitch

Facebook owned Instagram and WhatsApp also affected by unexplained interruption

The move is part of a three-pronged plan that is intended to bolster user trust and safety on the photo-sharing platform