Meta boosts scam protection on WhatsApp and Messenger

Vulnerable Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp users are getting more protection thanks to a move from the applications' owner, Meta. The company has announced more safeguards to protect users especially the elderly from scammers. The social media, publishing, and VR giant has added a new warning on...

Meta Takes Down Fake Facebook and Instagram Accounts Linked to Pro-U.S. Influence Operation

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it took down a network of accounts and pages across Facebook and Instagram that were operated by people associated with the U.S. military to spread narratives that depicted the country in a favorable light in the Middle East and Central Asia. The network, which...

Lock and Code S1Ep16: Investigating digital vulnerabilities with Samy Kamkar

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Samy Kamkar, chief security officer and co-founder of Open Path, about the digital vulnerabilities in our physical world. If you look through a recent...