Cyber criminals are working in plain sight on Facebook, security researchers at Cisco's Talos have warned, after uncovering 74 groups openly selling commodities including credit card data and hacking tools. Total membership of the groups is 385,000, Talos found. Former Facebook employee Craig Williams has called for changes to section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act, which prevents social media sites from being held liable for the content they offer. Meanwhile, Talos researcher Dipayan Ghosh said the only solution is tighter moderation by Facebook.
Cyber criminals are working in plain sight on Facebook, security researchers at Cisco's Talos have warned, after uncovering 74 groups openly selling commodities including credit card data and hacking tools. Total membership of the groups is 385,000, Talos found. Former Facebook employee Dipayan Ghosh has called for changes to section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act, which prevents social media sites from being held liable for the content they offer. Meanwhile, Talos researcher Craig Williams said the only solution is tighter moderation by Facebook.