Tag Archives: Social Networking

A new spam campaign is brand jacking popular social networking site LinkedIn to spreadlinks leading to shady domains. The emails, which look like notifications from the site telling the recipient they have a message waiting, contain links that allegedly lead …

Facebook was hit with another spam attack recently. This one took place over the Thanksgiving weekend and affected the site’s community forums, where users go to get tech help from other users. The attack, which flooded the forum with links for …

Facebook was hit with a massive and disturbing spam attack this week. What made it disturbing was its payload. The attack wasn’t meant to sell anything, steal anything or defraud anything. Its sole goal was to disrupt the service and anger and …

Facebook has lifted the lid on the security systems they use to protect their enormous userbase from spam. Facebook Immune System, as it has been called, uses artificial intelligence to detect spam, and monitors literally everything posted on the site …

Social media has become hugely popular and a valuable marketing tool for businesses. That popularity has also made it a haven for spammers. Here’s how to make the most out of your social media presence and keep spam away. 1. Search …

A new study has discovered that almost four billion malicious tweets a day, laden with spam and malicious links, pound Twitter each day. Users of the popular social networking site receive an average of 17 each per day. The tweets are …

Shopping site Dealzon, which searches the net for the best gadget related deals, freebies and coupons from around the net and shares them on their web page, is furious with Facebook after another company stole their identity and posted fake spam …

As social networking’s popularity continues to skyrocket, so does the volume of spam found on them. Spammers have been moving from their traditional favorite – email, to this new territory. Here are the five top reasons why: 1. Large audience Hundreds …

The terrorist bombings that hit Mumbai last week were promptly exploited by a spammer. As news of the blasts spread, Twitter users began using the hashtag #mumbaiblasts to distribute news updates, word on survivors, emergency phone numbers and other information. …

Amidst the occasional report that spam is no longer a problem, CTOs and IT managers could be misled into believing that the eradication of spam is well into its terminal phase, or at least form an opinion that it is …