Tag: terrorist

Nearly 2 million records from terrorist watchlist exposed online

August 18, 2021

The secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication. A terrorist watchlist containing almost 2 million records sat exposed and unsecured on the internet for a period of three weeks between July 19th and August 9th. The watchlist is said to come from the Terrorist Screening … More Nearly 2 million records from terrorist watchlist exposed online

Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

August 10, 2016

ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials. For example, Facebook users in the Czech Republic were targeted with a fake news report on a “deadly attack in Prague”. Soon after the Facebook scam was publicly disclosed in Czech mainstream media, the … More Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost