A woman's Facebook account takeover reveals dangerous social engineering tactics and provides lessons on recovery, avoiding ...

Updated 5:37 p.m. ET. Facebook says that it has discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million accounts and that it's not yet clear whether any information was accessed or any accounts ...

Just a week ago, Facebook hit the headlines for weaknesses in its data security. An online database was discovered listing the phone and account numbers for 419 million users. Facebook defended ...

Find out the essential steps to take if your Facebook account is hacked. Secure your profile, recover access and protect your personal information.

Navigating the transition to Login.gov or ID.me for accessing 'my Social Security' can be challenging. Users who created accounts before September 18, 2021, must transition to ensure secure access.

“Locking the accounts is a good, safe measure,” Weissman said of Delta’s initial step. “But not communicating that fact to the affected customers can cause mass confusion and problems with people ...

Facebook’s new $12 fee is straight out of Don Corleone’s playbook. Big Tech’s new business model is making you pay for security and basic customer service when you get hacked.

A new Facebook security program has been causing account issues, some users say. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) ...

Recovering locked Facebook accounts is a nightmare. That’s on purpose. Social media companies are juggling account security and recovery — and failing users in the process ...

Last month, a security researcher named Anand Prakash stumbled on a major flaw in Facebook’s account security. ... Eight days after that, Facebook awarded him $15,000 for reporting the issue.

Major sites using Facebook's Single Sign-On don't implement basic security features, potentially making the fallout of last week's hack much worse.

Benedict has been writing about security issues for over 7 years, first focusing on geopolitics and international relations while at the University of Buckingham.