“Fun” Facebook Questionnaire Posts are Putting Users in Danger

  What was the make and model of your first car? How many pets did you have growing up?   It’s all fun and games until your Facebook account is hacked… Due to the amount of people unemployed and/or simply working from home due to COVID-19, social media activity is at an all time high. From live streams on Instagram to millions of what fictional character am I? quiz results, people are posting now more than ever.  Continuing, while all of the posts on the internet may seem menial and an easy way to pass the time, many people do not understand the danger a simple post can be. This… Read More

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Cyber Attack of the Week 07 – Scammers Target Loyal Costco Customers

  It appears that scammers are at it again. And this time, they have decided to wrap our poor, sweet, Costco into the mix…      Dealin’ and Scammin’ at Costco Welcome back everyone for a new article in CPG’s cyber attack of the week series. Today, we are taking a look at a scam that targets Costco customers.  To begin, Costco is a type of wholesale operation where members of the store have the opportunity to buy items in bulk, at a lower cost (most of the time). Costco is similar to Sam’s Club, as well as other wholesale retailers.  Now, many people sign up for a Costco membership… Read More

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TikTok Security Concerns

  TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world right now. But with the ever present popularity of the video-sharing app, the public is beginning to ask questions about the security and safety of the application.     TikTok? … Do you mean Tick Tock? Across the world, especially the US, many people are bringing attention to the security aspect of TikTok. Now, before we dive into the security side of things, let’s take a look at TikTok as a social media platform. To begin, TikTok is “a video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance”. Over 50% of the users on the app are between… Read More

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Data Privacy Day and Facebook’s New Privacy Feature

  Would you have ever thought that “Facebook” and “privacy” would ever be spoken together in a somewhat positive respect? Me either. After Facebook’s many scandals regarding privacy, the only place to go for the company is up … or is it?     Thank you for your data! Have you ever heard the phrase that sometimes things get worse before they get better? Well, that may be the case for social media giant, Facebook. In 2019, Facebook was the culprit in one of the biggest privacy scandals of all time. The personally identifiable information of over 87 million people and Facebook users became accessible through Cambridge Analytica.  Companies then… Read More

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Instagram is now using AI to help stop bullying on their app. But will it work?

  One can’t help but notice the increase of cyber bullying due to the various, ever present social media platforms. But now, Instagram is integrating a new tool to help fight through the negative comments.     Platform Positivity Earlier this year, Instagram released a statement promising their support in the fight against bullying, especially on their platform.  Instagram is, “an American photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook, Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010.” (via Wikipedia). Millions of photo and video posts supply the app on a daily basis for followers to view, comment and like. But, with such… Read More

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