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Facebook Bug That Automatically Sent Friend Requests to Other Users Resolved: Report
Facebook recently fixed a glitch that automatically sent a friend request to other users, immediately upon visiting their profile, as per a report. Its parent company Meta has reportedly confirmed that it has resolved the bug and apologised for the issue.
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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Facebook Had an Internal Bug That Said to Have Promoted Problematic Content in User Feeds
Facebook user feeds prioritised content identified as misleading or problematic, thanks to a software bug that took six months to fix, according to a report.
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Instagram Introduces 'Rage Shake' to Report App Issues, Adds Carousel Deletion Feature
Instagram has added two new features to the image sharing service, allowing users to ‘Rage Shake’ their devices to report technical issues with the app. This feature is only available to users in the US for now, using either Android or iOS devices. The company has also introduced a ‘Carousel Deletion’ feature that allows users to delete ind...
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker NSO Group: US Appeals Court
A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Israel's NSO Group: US Appeals Court
US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and diss
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Facebook Spying on Instagram Users Through Cameras, Lawsuit Alleges
Facebook is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time through the unauthorised use of their mobile phone cameras.
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Instagram Retained Photos, Private Messages Even After Users Deleted Them
A security researcher was awarded with a $6,000 (roughly Rs. 4.5 lakhs) bug bounty pay after discovering that Instagram retained data on its server even after he had deleted them, as per reports.
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Facebook Repairs Bug That Prompted Brief iOS App Outages
Popular smartphone apps including Spotify and Pinterest suffered outages Friday for a few hours due to a bug in Facebook's systems.
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Why Is Facebook Blocking the Sikh Hashtag From Some Users?
Many users of Facebook and Instagram took to Twitter to complain about the #Sikh hashtag being banned on the two social networks. At the time of writing, #Sikh is still blocked for a number of users on Facebook, although it’s back up on Instagram.
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Facebook Bug Causes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts To Be Marked As Spam
Facebook's head of safety said on Tuesday a bug was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam, prompting widespread complaints from users of both its flagship app and photo-sharing app Instagram.
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Facebook Bug Causes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts to Be Marked as Spam: Executive
Facebook's head of safety said on Tuesday a bug was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam, prompting widespread complaints from users of both its flagship app and photo-sharing app Instagram.
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Jeff Bezos Hack: WhatsApp Is Dangerous, Says Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
Telegram's founder Pavel Durov has said Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' data may not have been hacked if he had relied on Telegram instead of Facebook-owned WhatsApp which is full of malicious "backdoor" bugs.
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WhatsApp Bug Via MP4 File Triggers Snooping Concerns: Report
If someone has sent you an MP4 file on WhatsApp, guard against downloading it as hackers may use a critical vulnerability in the Facebook-owned app to execute snooping attack on both Android and iOS devices.
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Facebook Bug Found Turning on iPhone Cameras in Background, Company Releases Fix
Facebook app was automatically activating the rear cameras of iPhone while the app was being used.
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Facebook Bug That Automatically Sent Friend Requests to Other Users Resolved: Report
Facebook recently fixed a glitch that automatically sent a friend request to other users, immediately upon visiting their profile, as per a report. Its parent company Meta has reportedly confirmed that it has resolved the bug and apologised for the issue.
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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Facebook Had an Internal Bug That Said to Have Promoted Problematic Content in User Feeds
Facebook user feeds prioritised content identified as misleading or problematic, thanks to a software bug that took six months to fix, according to a report.
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Instagram Introduces 'Rage Shake' to Report App Issues, Adds Carousel Deletion Feature
Instagram has added two new features to the image sharing service, allowing users to ‘Rage Shake’ their devices to report technical issues with the app. This feature is only available to users in the US for now, using either Android or iOS devices. The company has also introduced a ‘Carousel Deletion’ feature that allows users to delete ind...
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker NSO Group: US Appeals Court
A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Israel's NSO Group: US Appeals Court
US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and diss
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Facebook Spying on Instagram Users Through Cameras, Lawsuit Alleges
Facebook is again being sued for allegedly spying on Instagram users, this time through the unauthorised use of their mobile phone cameras.
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Instagram Retained Photos, Private Messages Even After Users Deleted Them
A security researcher was awarded with a $6,000 (roughly Rs. 4.5 lakhs) bug bounty pay after discovering that Instagram retained data on its server even after he had deleted them, as per reports.
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Facebook Repairs Bug That Prompted Brief iOS App Outages
Popular smartphone apps including Spotify and Pinterest suffered outages Friday for a few hours due to a bug in Facebook's systems.
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Why Is Facebook Blocking the Sikh Hashtag From Some Users?
Many users of Facebook and Instagram took to Twitter to complain about the #Sikh hashtag being banned on the two social networks. At the time of writing, #Sikh is still blocked for a number of users on Facebook, although it’s back up on Instagram.
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Facebook Bug Causes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts To Be Marked As Spam
Facebook's head of safety said on Tuesday a bug was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam, prompting widespread complaints from users of both its flagship app and photo-sharing app Instagram.
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Facebook Bug Causes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts to Be Marked as Spam: Executive
Facebook's head of safety said on Tuesday a bug was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam, prompting widespread complaints from users of both its flagship app and photo-sharing app Instagram.
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Jeff Bezos Hack: WhatsApp Is Dangerous, Says Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
Telegram's founder Pavel Durov has said Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' data may not have been hacked if he had relied on Telegram instead of Facebook-owned WhatsApp which is full of malicious "backdoor" bugs.
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WhatsApp Bug Via MP4 File Triggers Snooping Concerns: Report
If someone has sent you an MP4 file on WhatsApp, guard against downloading it as hackers may use a critical vulnerability in the Facebook-owned app to execute snooping attack on both Android and iOS devices.
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Facebook Bug Found Turning on iPhone Cameras in Background, Company Releases Fix
Facebook app was automatically activating the rear cameras of iPhone while the app was being used.
