social engineering

Not every message dropped into your Twitter account is the real deal. Some are trying to phish for your details and break into your account.

Not everything needs to be in the eye of the public, and as Privacy Awareness Week kicks off, so too does the conversation about where you work and what you share.

To mark the start of April, Facebook saw over 500 million account details leaked. And now that your data is potentially out there, what can you expect?

This week on The Wrap, it’s all about Facebook as the social media giant cuts off Australia’s news, and then some. Plus how has Telstra changed scams in Australia? And what’s the one way to always tell an email scam? All that in five.

Criminals looking to convince you of real love are typically after something else, so what do you look for: how can you spy a romance scam?

There's bad news for Australians, as last year's losses to scams look to go even higher this year.

Social networking brings us together with people we'd love to stay in contact with, and keeps the communication going. But what happens when it seems your friends are cloned, and why do people pretend to be your friends? Who are the fake friends, and what's their purpose?

Staying smart online is more important than ever, and for this week we draw attention to important issues, such as the burgeoning area of social scanning, discussing what it is and how to stay on guard.

If you've noticed an influx of social networking spam lately, you're not alone.