… Meta Strips Encryption From Instagram DMs Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has pulled support for end-to-end encrypted messages on Instagram, backtracking on its plans to protect people’s privacy by providing messaging the company could not snoop on. …
… Meta this week took steps to further crack down on the flood of scammers on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. In addition to new warnings for people using Meta apps, the company said it took down nearly 11 million accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year. …
… Meta’s AI Support Hacked Its Own Users’ Accounts AI can do all kinds of things if you just ask it: Code an app, touch up your photos, or even hack President Barack Obama’s Instagram account. …
… Meta recently announced that it will eliminate end-to-end encryption protections for Instagram Direct Messages on May 8, citing low adoption of the feature. …
… Brian Barrett: Speaking of cybersecurity, but on a much smaller scale, Meta dealt with a pretty stressful series of hacks recently. This past weekend, several users on social media claimed that their Instagram accounts had been compromised. …
… Lin told the man who filmed her that she didn’t want the footage to appear on his Instagram account, and later confirmed he hadn’t uploaded it. …
… It did not detail the full types of data that were listed for sale but said it has suspended the Biobank accounts of those allegedly selling the information. …
… It contained nearly 90,000 screenshots showing a European celebrity’s private messages, photos, and phone usage—seemingly compiled using stalkerware. “All the selfies were one person, all the chats were one person, and it was basically everyone they chatted with divided into Instagram, Facebook, Ti… …
… In a series of since-deleted tweets, he used the CopperheadOS X account—the same account he used to offer tech support—to accuse Donaldson of being untrustworthy. …
… As he waited in the auditorium before showtime, Concepcion scrolled Instagram—and froze upon seeing a Reel from Siembra’s account. …