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Whatever Happened to Facebook Likejacking?

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Sep

2013

Back in 2010, Facebook likejacking (a social engineering technique of tricking people into posting a Facebook status update) was a trending problem. So, whatever happened to likejacking scams and spam? Well, Facebook beefed-up its security — and the trend significantly declined, at least when compared to peak 2010 numbers. But you can’t keep a good […]

Category General Written by F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog 0 Comments

Spamvertised ‘Confirmed Facebook Friend Request’ Themed Emails Serve Client-Side Exploits

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Aug

2013

A currently circulating malicious spam campaign, entices users into thinking that they’ve received a legitimate ‘Friend Confirmation Request‘ on Facebook. In reality thought, the campaign attempts to exploit client-side vulnerabilities, CVE-2010-0188 in particular. Client-side exploits serving URL:hxxp://facebook.com.n.find-friends.lindoliveryct.net:80/news/facebook-onetime.php?dpheelxa=1l:30:1l:1g:1j&pkvby=h&rzuhhh=1h:33:1o:2v:32:1o:2v:1o:1j:1m&ycxlcvr=1f:1d:1f:1d:1f:1d:1f Detection rate for the malicious PDF: MD5: 39326c9a2572078c379eb6494dc326ab – detected by 3 out of 45 antivirus scanners as […]

Category Security Written by Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge 0 Comments

When the mail services deliver dangerous packages

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Aug

2013

We are monitoring a spam campaign that is using the names of delivery services like FedEx and DHL to send the receiver to a website that installs malware. With subjects like “Not possible to make delivery” or “Shipping service”, the emails make heavy use of social engineering by creating a sense of emergency in order […]

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