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Facebook scams kick it up a notch with Firefox/Chrome plugins

20

Dec

2011

Scams on Facebook are a daily thing. Websense® Threatseeker® Network recently detected some Facebook scams that now utilize the power of browser extensions to spread to other users' profiles. Scam pages typically utilize social engineering tricks – like enticing users with videos or offers for a free voucher, all of which lure victims to take part in the […]

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Infected Photo Links Can Lead to Banking Trojan

30

Nov

2011

Think twice before you click on any photo links that you receive from your Facebook friends. Danish security researchers at CSIS have found a worm spreading via Facebook that delivers a variant of the Zeus banking Trojan, among other malware. Zeus can steal banking information and other sensitive account data by logging keystrokes. Compromised accounts […]

Category General Written by Facecroocks 0 Comments

New Facebook “Your account has been blocked!” scam

03

Nov

2011

Another Facebook spam pretending that Your account has been blocked is currently circulating on Internet. The subject is: Facebook Service# Your account has been blocked! Order/8236. The email comes with an attachment called New_Password_FB_1148.zip. The zip file contains the New_Password.exe , which tries to fool the victim by posing as a Microsoft Word Document. You […]

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