More than a million young people are subjected to ‘extreme cyberbullying’ every day, according to the largest ever survey into online abuse. The report found young people are twice as likely to be bullied on Facebook than any other social network. Experts say cyberbullying can have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on self-esteem and have called for  [ Read More ]

Spam emails promoting a non-existent PC version of the popular WhatsApp messaging service could be leading unsuspecting users to a malicious banking Trojan. The emails, written in Portuguese, trick the recipient into thinking they already have 11 pending friend invitations, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Dmitry Bestuzhev, who wrote about the malware today on Securelist.com. Read  [ Read More ]

Facebook is purchasing messaging giant WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is being cut for $12 billion in Facebook shares, $4 billion in cash and an additional $3 billion in RSUs for employee retention. A termination fee is attached to the deal that would cost Facebook  [ Read More ]