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Thinspo Tumblr Page leads to Fake News Diet Supplement Site

13

Mar

2013

You may or may not be aware of something called “Thinspo” – it’s a shortened term for “Thinspiration”, usually a tag on social media sites where people typically upload lots of pictures of women looking a bit, er, thin. It’s a pretty popular tag over on Tumblr, and as you might imagine it’s quite controversial […]

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HCG diet spam attack hits Facebook users, spreads rapidly

31

Jan

2012

Many Facebook users are finding that their friends are announcing online that they have lost weight, and are directing others to follow the HCG diet. Here’s a typical message: I’ve lost 10 pounds in just one week all thanks to HCG! Check it out [LINK] followed by a comment, seemingly from the same user, saying: […]

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“Lost Weight” Spam Campaign Spreading on Facebook and ibibo

16

Dec

2011

Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network detects that a new spam campaign is spreading on Facebook and ibibo (a popular game site in India). The content of the spam messages is: "Lost 30 pounds in just 4 weeks all thanks to hcg. Check it out: http://spam_url". We have seen a number of similar spam campaigns on Facebook such as, "Sexiest Video Ever" on Facebook", "Osama […]

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