Questions tagged [social-media]
Websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts.
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If my old device is infected, can my new device get viruses from my social media accounts?
Is it okay to log in my social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) from my old phone that I believe is infected with viruses to my new phone? Can virus transfer because of that?
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GPS metadata in uploaded pictures: vulnerability or not?
If a web application (like an internet forum, social media, etc.) does not remove GPS metadata (EXIF) from uploaded pictures, is it considered a security vulnerability or not? Why? And would it be ...
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How do social media networks handle data?
I got this idea of digital diary app and I’m planning to store the user’s info on the cloud. I’m just curious how do social media keep user data safe from unwanted eyes. I personally find it weird if ...
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Has a VPN actually logged where I've been?
I have been using Touch VPN for a few months to view social media accounts because I worried I was viewing them too much and would be flagged or something. I just learned, however, that VPNs keep logs ...
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Clicking from one site to a logged in site. Does it reveal your original site identity?
Let's say you have an account on a social media site (e.g. Twitter). You set up a fake identity on that site (used a separate email address to sign up, not using your real name etc).
Now let's say you ...
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Is it a myth that signing up for social media puts your email open for phishing attacks?
So far I have owned a Google profile since 2016, and I had no problems until now when I began detecting unusual/bizarre messages in my 'Spam' folder.
This suspects me that operating a social ...
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How can I protect myself from this simple, yet lethal (SE) WhatsApp hack?
I've been using WhatsApp as well as my current phone number for at least eight years now. As of now, everything went pretty smooth. That's why the message four days ago, 13rd of August 2021, struck me:...
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Are any social media sites sanitizing images?
I'm new to steganography. I have some questions about images on social media sites.
I saw that Facebook recently patched a vulnerability on Instagram, but I was wondering whether any of the major ...
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I have lost control of my online identity due to mistakes made decades ago. What can I do?
About 2 decades ago (late 90s/early 00s), when I was still in high school, I opened up social media accounts online. Over the course of a few years and using these social media platforms, I posted ...
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It's possible to make an account in mainstream social media without giving them my phone number or have a phone number that can identify you?
I'm learning about privacy and security and one of the tips everyone always talk about is compartmentalization, I'm trying to do this and get rid of my old profiles in social media (one of them have ...
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How do social media apps notify you when someone else takes a screenshot of your profile?
Social media apps like snapchat, instagram, viber, etc notify you if someone takes a screenshot of your profile, chat, conversation, story, etc.
How does the app find out that you are taking a ...
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How can I avoid getting exposed while travelling to Russia?
UPDATE: There is a similar question, but my question is different because it is very narrow and about a very specific security concern. In short, I used a laptop to make posts on a Russian social ...
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If device is infected, can new devices get malware from associated social media accounts?
I have a couple social media accounts i want to use on a new phone ive got. The old phone i believe is infected with deep-malware. If I switch 2fa to my new phone which uses the same number but ...
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Is there a security risk in using the same profile picture on different sites?
Well, the title basically says it.
I'd suppose that using the same profile picture on unrelated sites would allow anyone to do a quick Google image search and therefore associate the profiles with ...
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Why are data breaches like the one at Quora considered so bad?
Today, I read this article that said that some hacker stole personal information of 100 million users of Quora — which allegedly is half of the total user base of Quora. This is kind of like when ...
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Does this mean Target's twitter was successfully attacked?
I was just surprised to see this suspicious promoted tweet, asking me to send Bitcoins
I added the hand-drawn red lines so I am not responsible for propagating the apparent scam.
Clicking on the ...
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Logged out of Facebook on all devices on a sudden. Should I be worried about being hacked?
A while ago, I was opening Facebook app on Android and then I got the message "Session expired. Please log in again.". I then tried logging in with my current password and was success to log in my ...
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Are hackers for hire a real thing?
I came across many people offering me hacking services and they offered to hack social network accounts like Facebook and Instagram. Are these guys for real? Are there any reasonable ways to break ...
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Help! My information has been stolen! What do I do now?
This is an attempt to ask a canonical question to expand upon another post with a similar name. The goal is to create something helpful that can be used as a duplicate when non experts ask about ...
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Can location/owner of mobile phone be identified
Let's say someone uses GSM network mobile phone to pursue his/her online activities on social networking platforms. The mobile phone is Android and all online activities are done through a VPN tunnel (...
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What are the real physical risks of casual social media publishing?
aka "how to scare my family into stopping publishing their life online?"
I do not publish personal photos / opinions publicly online as a rule. I never gave hard thoughts about that but I believe ...
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Is SS7 attack traceable/detectable?
There is a lot of talk about SS7 attacks. Even if old article, but still interesting.
But lets say, someone accessed my account which uses two-step authentication (SMS verification method) and I ...
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How well can we hide an executable (apk/ipa) in an image [duplicate]
Guys the basic idea behind this question is to gather your thoughts on the below scenario:
I was listening to a news program and one of the cyber security researchers, actually a very senior guy, was ...
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Is someone trying to hack me through facebook?
For the past few days i have been receiving friend requests in facebook from some hot girls that have some pictures of them in sexy poses and in the timeline it says they want to meet and have sex and ...
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Am I being used as a conduit for cyber-attacks against my friends?
In the past week and a half, I've had two good friends of mine text me to ask if I'm trying to log into their online accounts. One was an iCloud account, and the other was Facebook Messenger. I ...
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Is taking social networking details legitimate for a credit card?
Recently, I applied for a credit card(from a bank based in India), After I completed my online application, I received an SMS(from a number which usually sends me my transaction details), which had a ...
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Site exposes user's GPS location through EXIF data
Recently while lurking around one of the social networking sites popular with local folks, I have found out that the site does not scrub out the GPS data from uploaded pictures. I've contacted them ...
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Strategies for preventing Social Engineering attacks on my Facebook app
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I found that it is not possible to create a fake Facebook account to be an admin for my Facebook app. Or to make a business account the admin for a Facebook app. Here are three stack ...
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How can someone hack Twitter accounts so fast? [closed]
You may have heard the news about ISIS twitter accounts hacked in light of the Orlando shootings. I am wondering how can it happen so fast (just 2 days after the incident) and what kind of technique ...
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Can my employer see my activity over their WiFi if I'm using the Tumblr app? [duplicate]
I have a great relationship with my employer and I don't think anyone is spying on me and I don't care if they read my email. But if I'm logged into their WiFi and I'm using the Tumblr app on my ...
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Attacker's Potential Scope of Dmg if He/She can SSH into Android Phone
I've recently started researching the ability to SSH into an Android device. From what I've seen, this is a figured out challenge, which makes me wonder how much damage an attacker could do.
Let's ...
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Are social media websites a security risk? If yes, how do we go about making them safer for users? [closed]
Generally speaking, I'm looking at a business environment. I know that Facebook Ads are not vetted and can contain malware, also users can share files on some social media sites. But what else is ...
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