If it feels like you're constantly seeing friends post, “I’ve been hacked — don’t accept friend requests from me,” you’re not ...

Scams have been popping up on Facebook using cloned personal profiles to extort cash from ... posted a warning about these cloning scams more than a year ago, but apparently word hasn’t ...

Some hackers are using a tactic called "Facebook Cloning." They steal your Facebook ... settings to make sure only friends can view your profile.

Facebook has been on a cloning tear recently ... Instagram with the Camera app, Twitter with profiles you can follow and Snapchat with the Poke app. Last week, Facebook finally added hashtags ...

Instead, this is some weird warning circulating around Facebook. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Profile cloning has always been an issue. It's not more of a problem today than it ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) - Lynchburg Police say scams are taking to social media, and they're cloning Facebook profiles. According to police, scammers target profiles that have weak security settings ...

Facebook profiles have become the de-facto identities ... using Facebook's universal login feature may carry security risks, according to new research from Princeton University published Wednesday.

One of the most interesting aspects of cloning, both in the book and in the real world, is the ethics behind the technology. Martine reminds us that there is a risk of it being misused.

One rising scam on Facebook uses your profile photo and identity to steal money from your friends and family. The scam works like this: Someone steals your profile picture, name, and anything else ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(NEWS10) – Facebook scammers are targeting users by making fraudulent or fake profiles trying to obtain personal information. Scammers use information on someone’s Facebook ...

And the more you use Facebook, the more vulnerable you might be. Here’s how the cloning scams usually work: Cybercriminals create copycat profiles using stolen photos and publicly available ...