Facebook Sued for illegally Scanning Users' Private Messages

Facebook is in trouble once again regarding its users' privacy.

Facebook is facing a class-action lawsuit in Northern California over allegations that the company systematically scans its users' private messages on the social network without their consent and makes the profit by sharing the data with advertisers and marketers.

According to the lawsuit filing, Facebook might

Facebook Open Sources its Capture the Flag (CTF) Platform

Hacking into computer, networks and websites could easily land you in jail. But what if you could freely test and practice your hacking skills in a legally safe environment?

Facebook just open-sourced its Capture The Flag (CTF) platform to encourage students as well as developers to learn about cyber security and secure coding practices.

Capture the Flag hacking competitions

This 10-year-old Boy becomes the youngest Bug Bounty Hacker

"Talent has no Age Limit"

That’s what I said for a 10-year-old Finnish boy on our official Facebook page while sharing his recent achievement with our readers i.e. Winning $10,000 bug bounty from Instagram.

Last Tuesday when we at The Hacker News first acknowledged this talented boy and the flaw he discovered in image-sharing social network Instagram, I did not have an idea that the Facebook

Brazil blocks WhatsApp for 72-Hours — Here's Why

In Brief
For the second time in past five months, a Brazil court ordered local telecommunications companies to block the popular messaging app WhatsApp for 72 hours, afterFacebook-owned WhatsApp company refused to hand over information requested in a drug trafficking investigation. The WhatsApp's shutdown is affecting more than 100 million users throughout the country. Moreover, if Brazilian

More than 1 million People now access Facebook Over Tor Network

In Brief
Facebook has hit another Milestone: More than 1 MILLION people, or you can say privacy conscious, are accessing Facebook over TOR.

Facebook proudly announced today that, this month, for the first time, the people connected to the anonymous version of Facebook that's accessible only through the TOR anonymity network exceeded 1 Million – an increase of almost 100% in the past ten

Facebook uses Artificial Intelligence to Describe Photos to Blind Users

Today the Internet has become dominated by images, and it’s the major feature that got Facebook to a Billion daily users.



We can not imagine Facebook without photos, but for Millions of blind and visually impaired people, Facebook without photos has been the reality since its launch.



But not now! Facebook has launched a system, dubbed Automatic Alternative Text, which describes the

Bored With Chess? Here's How To Play Basketball in Facebook Messenger

Hope all of you have enjoyed the Game of Chess in the Facebook Messenger.



But if you're quite bored playing Chess or not really good at the game, then you probably felt a bit excited about Facebook's recent inclusion of a little Basketball mini-game into Messenger.



Now you can play Basketball through Facebook Messenger, just by typing in the Basketball emoji and sending to one of your

Facebook's Vice President Arrested in Brazil for Refusing to Share WhatsApp Data

Apple is not the only technology giant battling against authorities over a court order; Facebook is also facing the same.



Brazil’s federal police arrested Facebook Latin America Vice President for failing to comply with court orders to help investigators in a drug trafficking case that involves WhatsApp, a popular messaging app owned by Facebook that has over 100 Million users in Brazil.

Facebook Offering You $1000 to Run Advertisement Against Terrorism

Over a past few times, we have seen a steady growth in the online recruitment of Jihadis from social networking sites by many radical groups.



ISIS has topped the online recruitment, and it is the only terror group that leverages the enormous power of Twitter and Facebook to radicalize young minds, spread its message and recruit foreign supporters to its fights.



Many ISIS militants

France Orders Facebook To Stop Tracking Non-Users or Face Fines

8th February 2016 would be considered as a cursed day in the history of Facebook. You might have known that just yesterday India bans Facebook's Free Basic Internet in the country.



Now, Zuckerberg had got another bombshell in the form of a French Order from the European Data Protection Authority, who ordered Facebook to stop tracking non-users’ online activity and to stop data transfers of

Breaking — India Bans Facebook's Free Basics Service

Facebook's Free Basics Internet service has been Blocked in India.



The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has banned mobile carriers and broadband providers to charge customers based on what services or content they access over the Internet.



Under Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016, "no service provider shall offer or charge

How to Unlock (and Play) Hidden Chess Game Inside Facebook Messenger

What can you do with Facebook Messenger?



Chat with your friends
Send GIFs, stickers, and photos
Make video calls
Send people money in Messenger


Have you ever wondered to Play a game while you chat with friends?



Yes, it is possible.



Facebook had made it to the reality by building a hidden built-in functionality in Facebook Messenger that lets you play Chess with your friends without

WhatsApp to Share your Personal Data With Facebook

Recently the Facebook-owned messaging app dropped its $1 annual subscription fee to make WhatsApp Free for Lifetime.



Now, WhatsApp has plans to introduce a new feature that would allow its users to integrate their Facebook accounts with the most widely used messaging app.



So far, the social media giant has been focusing on its own messaging platform, Messenger and both

Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Build Iron Man's JARVIS like Artificially Intelligent Assistant

What's the coolest part of the Iron Man movies?



The hyper-intelligent Artificial Intelligence that helps Tony Stark by doing data analysis, charging his armor, presenting information at crucial times and doing other business operations.



That's right — we are talking about J.A.R.V.I.S., Iron Man's personal assistant.




We all dream of having one of its kinds, and

India temporarily Bans Facebook's Free Internet Service

Facebook's Free Internet access to India has hit a hurdle:



The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ordered the mobile carrier to temporary suspend the Facebook's Free Basics Internet program.



Facebook's Free Basics is an app that allows users to access certain Internet websites, including Facebook, for free.



However, India's independent regulatory body has asked

WhatsApp Blocks Links to Telegram Messenger (Its biggest Competitor)

It seems like Facebook-owned popular messaging service WhatsApp is blocking links to rival messaging applications – at least Telegram app for now.



Telegram users are noticing that WhatsApp is blocking any links to the privacy-oriented messaging service Telegram.me.



Although users are free to send or receive Telegram links on WhatsApp, the links appear as non-clickable that you cannot

Mark Zuckerberg Just Quits his Job at Facebook — Check Yourself!

Yes, you heard it right.



Mark Zuckerberg has left his job at Facebook. Don’t believe me? I can prove it to you.


— Check this Facebook Post by yourself —




This is weird, Isn’t it?



But, don’t be surprised or shocked, because what you just saw was only an illusion.



This is actually a minor bug in the popular social media website that allows anyone to manipulate the

Facebook will Let You Send Self-Destructing Messages with Messenger App

Facebook is planning to offer you the popular Snapchat feature in its Messenger app – 'Self-Destructing' Messages.



Yes, Facebook is testing a new feature within its Messenger app that will allow its users to send self-destructing messages.



Some Facebook users in France have spotted this new feature in the Messenger app that lets them send messages that only last for an hour.