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Craigslist Founder Invests $5M In Former Facebook Exec’s Security Project
Craigslist Founder Invests $5M In Former Facebook Exec’s Security Project
July 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A $5 million gift from Craiglist’s Craig Newmark Philanthropies will support a new program, led by former Facebook security expert Alex Stamos. The project will...

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Facebook Gives Academics Access To Data
Facebook Gives Academics Access To Data
April 30, 2019  |  Facebook

More than 60 academics from around the world will receive access to Facebook‘s data for the first time. The social media giant, which boasts 2.4...

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G7 Gears Up To Prevent Cybercrime
G7 Gears Up To Prevent Cybercrime
April 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Western countries are gearing up to create cybers strategies aimed at preventing foreign countries like Russia and China from lodging internet attacks and manipulating social...

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Facebook Takes Steps To Safeguard Users From Finance Fiends
Facebook Takes Steps To Safeguard Users From Finance Fiends
August 10, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook announced its policy for deleting posts, including getting rid of content that could put users in financial jeopardy. The explanation comes after the social...

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Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
May 04, 2018  |  Safety and Security

In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral primary. Despite the...

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Latvian Defense Ministry Says Corruption Allegations Are Fake News
Latvian Defense Ministry Says Corruption Allegations Are Fake News
February 21, 2018  |  International

The Latvian Defense Ministry is contending that corruption allegations — which resulted in the suspension of a central bank governor on Tuesday (Feb. 20) —...

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Russian Fake News Seen By 126M Americans On Facebook
Russian Fake News Seen By 126M Americans On Facebook
October 30, 2017  |  International

They came. You saw.  They conquered … the election. (Maybe.) Turns out that as many as 126 million Americans, accounting for a third of the nation’s...

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