Posts Tagged ‘thriving community’

Facebook friend added a new photo of you? Beware spammed-out malware attack

Aug

2012

Computer users are being warned to be careful about opening unsolicited email attachments, after a malicious Trojan horse was spammed out posing as a Facebook notification that the recipient is featured in a newly uploaded photograph.The emails, which pretend to come from Facebook, look like the following (click here for a larger version of the […]

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Ex-girlfriend sex videos, browser plugins and Facebook survey scams

Feb

2012

Scammers are up to their old tricks on Facebook, tricking users into visiting revenue-generating survey scam websites by appearing to offer sex videos. Using a thumbnail which suggests a link to a sex video, messages posted on compromised Facebook users’ walls attempt to lure their unsuspecting Facebook friends into clicking to see more. And if […]

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Warning: Whitney Houston autopsy video links on Facebook aren’t what they seem

Feb

2012

The death of pop superstar Whitney Houston made headlines around the world this weekend, and it didn’t take long for fraudsters and cybercriminals to cash in on the singer’s death. For instance, messages have been seen shared on Facebook claiming to link to a video of Whitney Houston’s autopsy. According to the messages, the video […]

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Facebook friend added a new photo of you? Beware spammed-out malware attack

Ex-girlfriend sex videos, browser plugins and Facebook survey scams

Warning: Whitney Houston autopsy video links on Facebook aren’t what they seem

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