Category: Facebook

This blog post comes from Adam Kennedy, Product Analyst at CSID. With the rise in social networks and the increasing desire to share personal data in public forums, it’s no surprise identity thieves are targeting Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to steal your identity. What are they after?Your Facebook page and Twitter profile page will show [...]

You’ve surely come across it—the “connect using Facebook” option on a variety of websites these days—but is it safe? Nearly half a million of Formspring’s hashed passwords were compromised this month. As The Verge’s Ellis Hamburger observed, Formspring CEO Alde Olonoh recommended that users login through Facebook Connect for a secure connection. According to Hamburger, [...]

By John Sileo, CSID consumer security expert The post appears like it’s coming from a known friend. It’s enticing (“check out what our old high school friend does for a living now!”), feeds on your curiosity and good nature, begs you to click. A quick peek at the video, a chance to win a FREE [...]