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Social Networking Threats to Think About As 2012 Ends

03

Jan

2013

Possibly the most common sham seen on social networking sites, survey scams have certainly figured prominently in this year’s Web threat story. Phishing scams aimed at sites like Facebook are also prevalent this year. Before we bid 2012 goodbye, we give you a rundown of some Facebook-themed scams and threats we saw during the last […]

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Free Stuff on Social Networks Not Free

29

Mar

2012

In recent years, scammers have flocked towards social networking sites as they have grown and made it easier to access a large number of potential eyeballs to convert into dollars. Brands have found value in leveraging social media to know what their customers are talking about, so, naturally, scammers are doing the exact same thing. […]

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OMG [username] You Should Untag Yourself in This Video

17

May

2011

There is currently a new spam campaign spreading across Facebook. The spam has an appearance similar to the following:It is worth mentioning that the app_id in the requests is “6628568379”, which may cause the post to look as though it was sent from an iPhone when this is not the case. This is done to […]

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