Google warns some users that FancyBear’s been prowling around

APT28, also known as FancyBear, is at the heart of another targeted campaign. This time, it’s sniffing around users of Google services. Some 14,000 people have been notified about a spear phish attempt looking to compromise accounts and access their files. When did this happen? Sometime late...

Instagram Launches 'Security Checkup' to Help Users Recover Hacked Accounts

Instagram earlier this week introduced a new "Security Checkup" feature that aims to keep accounts safe and help users—whose accounts may have been compromised—to recover them. In order to gain access to accounts, users will be prompted to perform a series of steps, which include checking recent...

Facebook to Notify Users of Targeted Attacks

Facebook will inform users when it believes their account is being either being targeted by an attacker, or has been compromised by a nation-state campaign. Alex Stamos, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer, announced the initiative in a post on Facebook’s Security page late Friday afternoon. Users...

Facebook Security Checkup Tool Keeps Tabs on Security Settings

Large technology companies have long led their users to security and privacy features. Some security technologies are transparent and are on by default, while others require a little prodding of users to turn them on. Even in an age of enhanced scrutiny of exactly what privacy is and means, and...

Google My Account Privacy and Security Settings

Less than a week after announcing some welcome changes that keep Android mobile app permissions in check, Google on Monday announced a new privacy and security settings tool. My Account walks users through their Google account’s privacy and security settings, points out potential shortcomings and...

Complete Google Security Checkup, Get 2GB Extra Google Drive Space

Google has found an excellent idea to celebrate Safer Internet Day. The search engine giant is offering a nice perk for its users who complete a quick Security Checkup by February 17th. No doubt, its willing to bribe us, , but you probably should review your security settings anyway, and I loved...

SecurityFocus.com Newsletter 37

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