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Social media comprises online services where people and organizations publish content, communicate, and form networks. The term covers public posts, private messages, groups, live streams, advertising systems, and the APIs and third-party applications that process platform data.

For security teams, these platforms expose identity, relationship, and behavioral information that can support targeted phishing, impersonation, or social engineering. Compromised accounts may be used to distribute malicious links or fraud, while excessive sharing and poorly controlled integrations can expose personal or corporate data. Relevant controls include strong authentication, phishing-resistant account recovery, least-privilege access for connected applications, monitoring for brand and executive impersonation, and clear retention and privacy policies. Public posts and platform telemetry can also provide threat intelligence, but collection and use may be constrained by privacy obligations and applicable data-protection rules.

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Bank Info Security 1 year, 6 months ago

Breach Roundup: US Seeks Extradition of Alleged LockBit Coder

Also: Interpol Says 'Pig Butchering' Shames Victims, A Data Leak Scandal in MexicoThis week, U.S. asks Israel to extradite an alleged LockBit coder, don't say "pig butchering," and an Apache Struts flaw. A hunt for alleged data thieves in Mexico, Europe probes TikTok and Netfilix fined 4.75 million. A ransomware attack against Texas medical centers and a credit union breach.

More from Bank Info Security 20 Dec 2024, 8:30 a.m. America Apache Breach Europe Extradition Fine Flaw Healthcare Israel Leak LockBit Mexico Ransomware Social Media Victims

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the bloc, in what's the latest financial hit the company has taken for flouting stringent privacy laws

More from The Hacker News 18 Dec 2024, 6:43 p.m. Breach Facebook Finance Fine Privacy Social Media
Bank Info Security 1 year, 7 months ago

Meta Fined 251 Million Euros by Irish DPC for 'View As' Flaw

Meta Vows to AppealThe Irish data regulator fined social media platform Meta 251 million euros over a 2018 hack that exposed sensitive data of millions of European Facebook users, including that of children. The bug was in Facebook's "View As" feature permitting a user to see their own profile as it appears to others.

More from Bank Info Security 18 Dec 2024, 9:30 a.m. Children Europe Exposure Facebook Fine Flaw Hacking Social Media

€251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal It's been six years since miscreants abused some sloppy Facebook code to steal access tokens belonging to 30 million users, and the slow-turning wheels of Irish justice have finally caught up with a €251 million ($264 million) fine for the social media biz. …

More from The Register 18 Dec 2024, 4:30 a.m. Breach Exposure Facebook Fine Ireland Social Media Theft

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered video testimonials featuring famous personalities, ultimately leading to financial and data loss

More from The Hacker News 16 Dec 2024, 11:17 p.m. Artificial Intelligence Finance Phishing Research Scam Social Media Victims Video