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Salesforce, the software company behind one of the best CRMs for sales, has released out a patch for its email services after security researchers discovered a zero-day vulnerability that allowed hackers to target Facebook users with a convincing phishing scam.The actively exploited bug was discovered by the team at Guardio Labs and has been dubbed “PhishForce”. It made use of a flaw in Salesforce's “email-to-case” feature – which lets users automate the creation of tickets for customer queries – to send outbound emails purporting to be from Meta Platforms via the official “@case.salesforce.com” domain.Not only did these emails look genuine to the recipients, but they evaded Facebook's built-in phishing detection defenses as well, once again highlighting how even the most robust antivirus software and related solutions can be duped by gaps in the security architecture of popular products. Get the latest tech news, straight to your inboxDon't miss out on the top business tech news with Tech.co's weekly highlights reel Please fill in your name Please fill in your email Please verify before subscribing.  » Read More

A worker who was sacked because her bosses believed a Facebook post they linked to her had criticised Ukrainian refugees for leaving the war zone and was “hate speech” has won over €10,500 for unfair dismissal.Irene Glynn said her employer, the Carlow Dental Centre, gave her no opportunity to defend herself before sacking her. She also submitted that her account “could have been hacked for all the respondent knew” – adding that what a member of the public saw and reported “may not have been a posting” she made.The Workplace Relations Commission found the Carlow Dental Centre had had failed to investigate the allegation against Ms Glynn and that the matter could perhaps have merited a warning, but not dismissal.The tribunal upheld Ms Glynn’s complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 against Carlow Dental Centre in a decision published this morning, as well as awarding her statutory notice pay under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973.“Ireland is on its knees;  » Read More

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is back on Facebook. One month after dramatically quitting the platform and nearly banning it from the country entirely, his 14 million followers can find dozens of fresh posts on his page — sharing news updates, patriotic music videos, and even posed photos from a day on the golf course. The posts are now signed off as “managed and promoted” by his adviser Duong Dara, hinting that the leader hasn’t fully forgiven his favorite social network. It’s the result of a strange stalemate between one of the internet’s largest platforms and one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world. At the end of June, the independent Oversight Board found that a speech made by Hun Sen qualified as inciting violence and recommended that Meta suspend him from their platforms for a minimum of six months. Sen responded by preemptively quitting — but the weeks since have shown a surprising indifference from Meta over the prime minister’s ongoing presence on Facebook.  In a statement after the ruling,  » Read More

HOPEDALE — An inflammatory post on the official Hopedale Police Department Facebook page that boasts about police officers involved in the shooting of a transgender person is a hoax, authorities said Wednesday.The post was made late Tuesday night by hackers who gained access to the department's Facebook page, Police Chief Mark Giovanella said Wednesday."The posted message was a hoax designed to cause shock and alarm in our community and our followers," he said in a statement.The post reads: "Today, we ran across a 'woman' smoking crack in the women's bathroom. When he took out his 'member' we took it as a direct threat. Our officers on the scene fired 47 shots into the suspect. While Deputy Michael is currently on investigative leave (with bonus pay,) we've been slandered by the liberal media. We feel justified in our actions — and we will gladly unload on any 'woman' we see fit. We hope the community understands — but we know you back us. Thank you for your support."'Found trapped but alert': Hopedale man missing for more than 24 hours is savedIt's unclear to whom "Deputy Michael" refers.  » Read More

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The launch of AI chatbots on Meta's apps are coming soon. Expect to chat with AI "personas" on Meta's apps sometime soon. Credit: Getty Images Meta's "AI personas" might launch as soon as next month, according to company insiders.According to the Financial Times, the launch of an AI chatbot feature that would be integrated within Meta's platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, is coming soon. The feature would enable users to chat with various AI personalities for search and recommendations, such as one "in the style of a surfer" for travel tips, or another in the style of Abraham Lincoln, said the FT. Meta has been on kind of a roll lately. The launch of Twitter-competitor Threads amassed over 100 million signups within a week of launching (although active users quickly dropped off.) Meta also recently launched the latest version of its large language model Llama 2,  » Read More

A young mum who was going from job to job making ends meet for years has seen her life take a turn for the better after responding to a Facebook post. Kirsty Dawber was scrolling through Facebook one day when she saw an opportunity to be trained up in pastoral management. The 32-year-old Wiganer had always wanted to pursue a career in special education needs but just never found the time as a full-time working mum. “This has changed my life,” Kirsty said when reflecting on her decision to take a leap of faith and upskill at night school. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features The Greater Manchester Combined Authority offers free Level 3 qualifications to help people access jobs or progress their careers - which Kirsty took with both hands. Now working as a Pastoral manager at a school in Wigan, all it took was for her to access a Support Teaching and Learning Level 3 course to make such a life change.  » Read More

Our newsrooms across western Canada strive to bring you the stories within our communities that matter most and that isn’t going to change. What may change is how you find us, but there are some simple steps you can take right now to ensure that you’ll always have easy access to free local news coverage. Visit northeastNOW.com directly through your web address bar. Bookmark our website in your internet browser. That will allow you quick and direct access to the page instead of having to search for it in the future. Download our free news app Sign up for push notifications from our news portal or daily news bulletins via email (an option we’ll be sure to promote in the coming weeks) Coming to us directly means that you won’t have to sift through irrelevant news stories and question what you are reading. Our newsrooms abide by the RTNDA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and we strive to always achieve the highest ethical standards in all that we do.  » Read More

(NEXSTAR) – Facebook users still have a few weeks to claim their piece of a $725 million settlement Meta agreed to pay to resolve a lawsuit. Ex-Facebook users can get in on the action too, as long as they meet a few criteria. The main requirement is that you had a Facebook account for any time between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022. You also need to have been a United States resident during that period of time. Even people who deleted their Facebook account qualify – they’re just likely to see a smaller payout. How big your check ends up being depends in part on how long your account was active. People have until Aug. 25, 2023 to file a claim, either online or by mail. After the deadline passes, a judge will need to give the settlement final approval. That hearing is set for Sept. 7. If the settlement gets the final OK, it’s not yet clear when the payments will be sent out – but you might not need to wait for a check in the mail.  » Read More

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