Copyright scammers get Instagram accounts suspended and demand payment

Scammers are abusing Meta's copyright-reporting system to suspend people's Instagram accounts and then hold them for ransom, according to the BBC. Criminals file fake copyright complaints with Instagram, claiming that an account is using material it doesn't own. Repeated complaints can trigger a...

Meta Files Patent for AI That Can Listen All Day and Track How You're Feeling

Meta has filed a patent application for an AI that listens to your voice throughout the day, works out how it thinks you are feeling from the way you sound, and keeps a timestamped log of every read. Each read gets pinned to the moment it happened: the time, your location, what you were doing, ev...

Fake Meta Ads Hijacking Facebook Accounts to Spread SYS01 Infostealer

A malvertising campaign is exploiting Meta's platform to spread SYS01 infostealer, targeting men 45+ via fake ads for…...