social media

Jeff and Dave discuss some interesting Facebook ads, Nancy Pelosi’s still-missing laptop, Emotet’s takedown, and more.

If you receive a message saying your Facebook account has been blocked for copyright violation, don’t panic. It’s most likely just another phishing scam.

By training your kids’ social media feeds, you can fill them with educational content.

Another reason not to share everything online.

A review of the new Netflix documentary, The Great Hack, a take on Cambridge Analytica and life in the social media age in general.

We explain how to leave the social network while keeping some posts as a memento, even if you forgot your password and changed your phone number.

A guide on how to protect your account against spammers, hackers, and other gate-crashers.

A guide on how to disappear from Snapchat but keep the mementos you want.

How to expose fake news bots based on their behavior and what insights one can get while doing this.

Dave and Jeff talk about Avengers: Endgame scams, trust in social networks, the new royal baby, and more.

This phishing campaign is so convincing that even savvy YouTubers may be duped into giving crooks control of their accounts.

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

To hijack popular Instagram accounts, scammers are sending phishing e-mails with fake copyright infringement notifications.

When you’re ready to leave the privacy fever dream that is Facebook, make sure you have everything before you lock the door on your way out.

Here’s how to delete or temporarily disable your Instagram account and back up your photos if you want to take a break from the social media service.

Ready to delete your Twitter account? Here’s how. But you’d better back up your tweets first.

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, Jeff sits down with David Jacoby to discuss the true value of online identities to crooks on the dark web.

Protecting privacy online can be good for our mental health. Two reasons: it makes more time for offline socializing and keeps distracting ads at bay.

Fake airline giveaways won’t win you a ticket, but they might steal your data.

Rumor has it that typing “BFF” as a Facebook comment checks your profile security. We investigate the claim.

Think a photo of your boarding pass is innocent when posted online? Think again.