One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Student charged after threatening video posted to social media:
According to Department of Public Safety spokesperson Martha Earnhardt, the female student was taken into custody Wednesday evening after a threatening video was posted to Facebook.
Source: WSFA
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. BBC News published an article titled Facebook porn: Malware warning over video.
The latest threat to users involves a fake Flash Player update which pops up during a preview of a pornographic video.
Once you click on the link to update your video player, malware (the name given to malicious software), downloads onto your computer.
This Trojan horse software gives the creator of the malware remote access to your computer.
They can then download viruses onto your computer.
Source: BBC News
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Fox News published an article titled Cell phone data latest threat to privacy.
Amid concerns from privacy advocates about the government’s sprawling surveillance programs, the Obama administration earlier this month petitioned the Supreme Court in support of a federal court ruling that allowed police searches of cell phones records without a warrant.
The implications of the petition are huge, given that today’s smart phones are giant repositories of private information and can serve as tracking devices, as well.
Source: Fox News
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