Social List - 2026 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018
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| 25.4.26 | UK probes Telegram, teen chat sites over CSAM sharing concerns | Ofcom, the United Kingdom's independent communications regulator, has launched an investigation into Telegram based on evidence suggesting it's being used to share child sexual abuse material (CSAM). | Social | |
| 6.4.26 | LinkedIn secretly scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data | A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors' browsers for installed extensions and collect device data. | Social | |
| 2.4.26 | WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users After Fake iOS App Installed Spyware; Italian Firm Faces Action | Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp said it alerted about 200 users who were tricked into installing a bogus version of its iOS app that was infected with spyware. According to reports from Italian newspaper La | Social | The Hacker News |
| 29.3.26 | TikTok for Business accounts targeted in new phishing campaign | Threat actors are targeting TikTok for Business accounts in a phishing campaign that prevents security bots from analyzing malicious pages. | Social | |
| 22.3.26 | FBI Warns Russian Hackers Target Signal, WhatsApp in Mass Phishing Attacks | Threat actors affiliated with Russian Intelligence Services are conducting phishing campaigns to compromise commercial messaging applications | Social | The Hacker News |
| 15.3.26 | WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens | WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing parents and guardians to decide who can contact them and which groups they can join. | Social | BleepingComputer |
| 15.3.26 | Meta adds new WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger anti-scam tools | Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across its platforms, deploying systems and user-facing warnings to protect users against scammers. | Social | BleepingComputer |
| 14.3.26 | Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 | Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. "If you have chats that are | Social | The Hacker News |
| 12.3.26 | Dutch govt warns of Signal, WhatsApp account hijacking attacks | Russian state-sponsored hackers have been linked to an ongoing Signal and WhatsApp phishing campaign targeting government officials, military personnel, and journalists to gain access to sensitive messages. | Social | |
| 11.3.26 | Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown | Meta on Wednesday said it disabled over 150,000 accounts associated with scam centers in Southeast Asia as part of a coordinated effort in partnership | Social | The Hacker News |
| 27.2.26 | Meta Files Lawsuits Against Brazil, China, Vietnam Advertisers Over Celeb-Bait Scams | Meta on Thursday said it's taking legal action to tackle scams on its platforms by filing lawsuits against what it calls deceptive advertisers based in Brazil, | Social | The Hacker News |
| 22.2.26 | Telegram channels expose rapid weaponization of SmarterMail flaws | Underground Telegram channels shared SmarterMail exploit PoCs and stolen admin credentials within days of disclosure. Flare explains how monitoring these communities reveals rapid weaponization of CVE-2026-24423 and CVE-2026-23760 tied to ransomware activity. | Social | |
| 21.2.26 | Ireland now also investigating X over Grok-made sexual images | Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), the country's data protection authority, has opened a formal investigation into X over the use of the platform's Grok artificial intelligence tool to generate non-consensual sexual images of real people, including children. | Social | |
| 8.2.26 | EU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design" | The European Commission said today that TikTok is facing a fine because its addictive features, including infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems, are breaching the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). | Social | |
| 7.2.2026 | Researcher reveals evidence of private Instagram profiles leaking photos | A researcher has released detailed evidence showing some Instagram private accounts exposed photo links to unauthenticated visitors. The issue was later fixed, but Meta closed the report as not applicable and did not respond to multiple requests for comment. | Social | |
| 3.2.26 | Researcher reveals evidence of private Instagram profiles leaking photos | A researcher has released detailed evidence showing some Instagram private accounts exposed photo links to unauthenticated visitors. The issue was later fixed, but Meta closed the report as not applicable and did not respond to multiple requests for comment. | Social | |
| 3.2.26 | New Microsoft Teams feature will let you report suspicious calls | Microsoft plans to introduce a call reporting feature in Teams by mid-March, allowing users to flag suspicious or unwanted calls as potential scams or phishing attempts. | Social | |
| 3.2.26 | New WhatsApp lockdown feature protects high-risk users from hackers | Meta has started rolling out a new WhatsApp lockdown-style security feature designed to protect journalists, public figures, and other high-risk individuals from sophisticated threats, including spyware attacks. | Social | |
| 28.1.26 | WhatsApp Rolls Out Lockdown-Style Security Mode to Protect Targeted Users From Spyware | Meta on Tuesday announced it's adding Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to secure certain users against advanced cyber attacks because of who they | Social | The Hacker News |
| 25.1.26 | Microsoft Teams to add brand impersonation warnings to calls | Microsoft will soon add new fraud protection features to Teams calls, warning users about external callers who attempt to impersonate trusted organizations in social engineering attacks. | Social | |
| 23.1.26 | TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order | TikTok on Friday officially announced that it formed a joint venture that will allow the hugely popular video-sharing application to continue operating in the | Social | The Hacker News |
| 22.1.26 | Hackers Use LinkedIn Messages to Spread RAT Malware Through DLL Sideloading | Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that exploits social media private messages to propagate malicious payloads, likely | Social | The Hacker News |
| 20.1.26 | Tudou Guarantee Marketplace Halts Telegram Transactions After Processing Over $12 Billion | A Telegram-based guarantee marketplace known for advertising a broad range of illicit services appears to be winding down its operations, according to new | Social | The Hacker News |
| 17.1.26 | Convincing LinkedIn comment-reply tactic used in new phishing | Scammers are flooding LinkedIn posts with fake "reply" comments that appear to come from the platform, warning of bogus policy violations and urging users to click external links. Some even abuse LinkedIn's official lnkd.in shortener, making the phishing attempts harder to spot. | Social | |
| 8.1.26 | WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging | Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil. | Social | The Hacker News |