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Gaddafi and Search Poisoning: Think before clicking on search results

Oct

2011

Scam artists and cyber-criminals welcomed today's news of the demise of Libyan leader Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (often referred to as simply Gaddafi or Gadhafi). Why? Because few events fuel Internet search activity as much as the death of a famous–or infamous–person, although celebrity weddings and divorces are also a big search driver. It's a […]

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Building Zscaler Likejacking Prevention for different browsers

Oct

2011

Facebook Likejacking Prevention is the second plug-in that I’ve released for multiple browsers (Google Chrome, Safari and Firefox). It is technically much more complex than the previous one, Zscaler Safe Shopping. Each browser offered different challenges. As promised in the previous blog post, I will provide details of what was required to port the plugin […]

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Protect your self against Facebook spam: Zscaler Tool for “LikeJacking” Protection

Sep

2011

Facebook widgets, including the “Like” buttons, are often used to spread spam and propagate scams. Typically, the scammer creates a page with a fake video player. Users are tricked into clicking on Facebook Like buttons hidden behind a fake Play button. This is called Likejacking, and it’s a specific form of clickjacking. I have posted […]

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