Anthony Digati threatened to send millions of spam e-mails and social networking messages unless he was paid almost $200,000.
Tags: social networking, networking, spam, company, insurance

Sometimes knowing who, what, where, and when is not such a good thing. Security consultant Diana Kelley explores the dangers of geo-location to your business's information security.
Tags: Facebook, social networking, Twitter, information security, opinion

In a second major update, Google's week-old social service gets another makeover in response to user concerns over privacy.
Tags: Google, privacy, social networking, Gmail, google buzz

Surprisingly enough, the scheme appears to work.
Tags: social networking, security, porn, scam, phishing

A Twitter account is being used to lure fans to a fake Web site for the Vancouver 2010 games.
Tags: social networking, malware, Trojans, Twitter, Olympics

Excitement about Google's new social e-mail application has given way to concerns that the service threatens to publish sensitive information about people's social connections.
Tags: Google, privacy, social networking, Gmail, Buzz

The agency has detailed a number of threats, including identity theft, malware and corporate data leakage.
Tags: privacy, social networking, mobile security, social networks, tips

Cyveillance calls the service a "spear phisher's dream."
Tags: social networking, security, data, financial, phishing

That means two thirds of users were comfortable with sharing all of their activities with the world.
Tags: privacy, Facebook, social networking, security, identity management

PandaLabs security researchers this week notified users that a fake virus alert was inundating Facebook walls in an attempt to get users to download bogus antivirus software.
Tags: Facebook, social networking, malware, security, Symantec

EU commissioner declares current electronic privacy laws are out of date, pledges sweeping overhaul. In the meantime, Canada’s taking another look at Facebook's privacy changes.
Tags: privacy, Facebook, social networking, Canada, EU

Leading social sites urge regulatory restraint over consumer data collection practices.
Tags: FTC, privacy, Facebook, social networking, LinkedIn

The flaw was the result of an input validation error.
Tags: Google, social networking, vulnerability, input, Cross-Site Scripting

Two companies announce exclusive partnership, custom security tools to shore up social network.
Tags: Facebook, social networking, malware, security, McAfee

A warning that Facebook may start charging $4.99 a month is being used to lure users to pages containing malware.
Tags: Facebook, social networking, malware, networking, Web page

Facebook CEO describes consumers' diminishing expectations for privacy in an always-on world.
Tags: privacy, Facebook, social networking, security, Mark Zuckerberg

Security researcher has uncovered cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that could be used to steal cookies and session IDs.
Tags: Google, data security, social networking, security, Twitter

An Indiana man has filed a class action lawsuit against RockYou, alleging it failed to protect the personal data of more than 32 million customers.
Tags: Facebook, social networking, MySpace, security, hackers

Socially engineered scams, poorly protected databases and the arrival of Windows 7 will keep security software vendors and their clients busy in the new year.
Tags: social networking, malware, security, 2010

Social networking leader moves away from network-based approach to privacy, gives users more precise control over what's shared.
Tags: privacy, Facebook, social networking, security