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Experts from Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center have spotted a new rogue web browser extension that’s capable of hijacking Facebook accounts. The extension is designed to work with Firefox and Chrome and it targets users from Brazil. Once it’s installed, the threat, Trojan:JS/Febipos.A, monitors... |
11 May 2013
05:41 GMT |
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Malicious apps that claim to allow users to see who has been viewing their Facebook profile have been around for quite some time. Over the past few days, a couple of new schemes have emerged.
The first has been analyzed by experts from Zscaler. A bogus website called FB Stalker claims to show users who has been look... |
8 May 2013
14:41 GMT |
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Over the past few days, cybercriminals have attempted to lure Facebook users to a malicious website in an attempt to trick them into handing over their credentials.
According to Facecrooks, it all starts with the following post: “Youu are in tthis viddeo on facebook, skip to 1.45 omg! ttyp in with-outt spacces... |
7 May 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Now that Iron Man 3 is out, many users who don’t plan on watching it at a cinema might try to find it online. However, experts warn that most of the sites that promise users they can watch Iron Man 3 for free are actually scams. Most of the shady Iron Man 3 streaming sites identified by Trend Micro experts are... |
3 May 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Hoax Slayer warns that yet another bogus Facebook profile viewer application – which promises users they can find out who has been accessing their profile – is making the rounds on the social network.
“WOW! I just tried this newest app here and I just f0und 0ut l0ts of users visited my pr0fle... |
30 April 2013
05:50 GMT |
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Facecrooks warns that another “change your Facebook profile color” scam is making the rounds on the social media website.
“WOW! HeIIo PINK Facebook !!! and goodbye blue Facebook! You can now sawitch your facebook C0l0r and themez to 8 different C0l0rs thanks to the fb developer team! Get yours her... |
29 April 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Football (or soccer) is a highly popular sport in many countries, and players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are idolized by numerous individuals. Cybercriminals are well aware of this, which is why they continue to launch phishing scams that leverage this sport.
The latest campaign analyzed by security ... |
29 April 2013
14:01 GMT |
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A new Facebook phishing scam has been making the rounds for around one month or so. Emails entitled “Notice Blocking Facebook Account” inform recipients that their accounts need to be reconfirmed because they’re suspected of not being authentic.
“We have received feedback that your account ma... |
24 April 2013
14:11 GMT |
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Would you trust a Facebook page that has over 90 million likes? You shouldn’t, because it’s likely part of a cybercriminal scheme.
Experts from Trend Micro have come across numerous Facebook posts that appear to point to a page that has 90,657,728 likes.
Users who click on the links from these posts ar... |
19 April 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Scambook has issued an alert to warn Facebook users about a spam campaign that’s designed to lure them to a phishing website.
It all starts with a message from a friend, which reads something like this: “Are you in thiss videeo on FB Natalie:P Skip to 1:43 omggg lol. Tyype in wiithout spacces and search ... |
26 March 2013
06:19 GMT |
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Experts warn Facebook users to be on the lookout for suspicious app invitations. Cybercriminals have started using Facebook applications to lure users to their phishing websites.
According to Avast researchers, the Facebook apps don’t have any content. They’re simply designed to redirect users to a mali... |
25 March 2013
21:01 GMT |
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What better way to harvest likes for your Facebook page than to promise thousands of free smartphones? If a couple of days ago we warned users about scams advertising 5,000 free Samsung Galaxy S 4 devices, now we’re seeing a scheme that promises 3,500 iPhone 5 units.
“We found some iPhone 5's at our... |
20 March 2013
11:33 GMT |
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A few months ago, we warned users about Facebook scams that advertised a black version of the social media website. The scam is back and it’s highly prevalent.
However, in the new variant, the name of the website is spelled “Faecbook” instead of “Facebook.”
“I totally just added ... |
20 March 2013
09:56 GMT |
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Spanish-speaking Facebook users are advised to be on the lookout for shady posts promising free credits (Creditos de Facebook gratis) or ones offering a way to find out who deleted them on Facebook (Quien te elimino de Facebook).
Security firm Bitdefender reports that over 42,000 users have already liked the scams.
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19 March 2013
11:12 GMT |
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 has been launched and it will soon arrive in stores so it’s no wonder cybercriminals and scammers have started leveraging the news.
Earlier today, I came across a Facebook scam claiming that Samsung is giving away 5,000 Galaxy S 4 smartphones to anyone that likes a photo, shares it, and like... |
16 March 2013
07:52 GMT |
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A Facebook scam advertising free Beats by Dr. Dre headphones has been seen making the rounds on the social media website.
“FREE Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones!! (limited time only). Dr. Dre is currently giving away free headphones to all facebook users!” reads the phony post identified by Hoax Slayer.... |
15 March 2013
17:51 GMT |
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Facebook scams that lure users to survey sites or other malicious domains by promising them raunchy videos of celebrities are not uncommon. However, those who run the schemes seem to be constantly working on improving them.
Sabari Selvan of E Hacking News has come across Justin Bieber and Rihanna adult tape scams in... |
14 March 2013
18:01 GMT |
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Bogus posts that warn users to beware of highly destructive viruses have been making the rounds for quite some time on social media websites. Hoax Slayer has identified two new variants that are currently circulating online. The hoax messages inform internauts that a dangerous virus that destroys the “sector z... |
14 March 2013
17:11 GMT |
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It’s not uncommon for scammers to harvest “likes” for a Facebook account by promising free stuff. Another perfect example is the ghd hair straightener scam that’s currently making the rounds on the social media website. “We have got 569 GHD Hair straighteners that can't be sold bec... |
11 March 2013
04:59 GMT |
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The Hacker News has come across an interesting-looking phishing scheme hosted on the apps.facebook.com domain.
Located at https://apps.facebook.com/verify-pages, the phishing site attempts to trick users into handing over their email addresses and passwords by promising them that their Facebook pages will be verifie... |
8 March 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Would you hand over your personal information in response to an email received from Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook? What if the emails came from Mark Zurckerberg?
Some cybercriminals hope that you will hand over your details, so they’ve started sending out bogus emails in which recipients are... |
4 March 2013
16:01 GMT |
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The Global Associated News site is once again used to generate prank stories about celebrities being dead. The latest victim is celebrity pop singer Justin Bieber.
“Justin Bieber died in a single vehicle crash on Route 80 between Morristown and Roswell. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics r... |
4 March 2013
04:49 GMT |
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The name and reputation of Rihanna have often been leveraged by cybercriminals. Every few months or so, another scam promising outrageous or raunchy videos of the celebrity is making the rounds on social media websites, particularly Facebook.
Experts from security firm Sophos report that scam posts promising an expl... |
28 February 2013
03:16 GMT |
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Are you receiving Facebook notifications which inform you that a complete stranger has commented on your photo? Beware, because it’s likely that you’re dealing with bogus messages designed to lure you to malicious websites.
Bitdefender experts warn users to be on the lookout for suspicious-looking Facebo... |
27 February 2013
15:21 GMT |
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Facebook users are advised not to trust bogus posts which inform them that the “Talking Angela” app steals the personal details of children.
It’s always a good idea to make sure your children only use safe websites and applications, especially since the Web is flooded with all sorts of threats. How... |
25 February 2013
11:11 GMT |
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There’s another “pay up or lose control over your account” scam making the rounds on Facebook. This time, users are told that if they don’t pay a fee to become “gold” members, all their documents become public.
Here’s what the hoax, identified by Hoax Slayer, reads:
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19 February 2013
16:51 GMT |
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Bitdefender experts have identified a rogue web browser extension, hosted on the official Chrome store, that's used by scammers to harvest Facebook likes.
It all starts with a link which takes users, via a redirect, to a website where they’re requested to install a Chrome extension called Business F... |
19 February 2013
14:51 GMT |
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Webroot is warning Bulgarian users to be on the lookout for shady Facebook posts that read “Check it out!” (in Bulgarian).
The links that accompany these messages point to one of the many websites set up to serve ransomware and other pieces of malware. Some of the malicious elements involved in this camp... |
19 February 2013
04:46 GMT |
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GFI Software has released its VIPRE Report for January 2013. The latest report focuses on attacks that leverage popular social networks such as Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn in an effort to trick users.
One of the most interesting scams that spread via Facebook in January was the one that relied on private messages ... |
14 February 2013
05:35 GMT |
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Spammers are trying to lure internauts to rogue pharmacy websites with the aid of emails which purport to come from Facebook.
Hoax Slayer reports that the fake emails appear to come from Facebook Technical Support and they bear the subject “Facebook Technical Support has sent you a notification.”
Users ... |
13 February 2013
15:41 GMT |
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AegisLab experts warn Facebook users to be on the lookout for posts advertising a video called “Cette fille a une araignee sous la peau et se la fait retiree.” The translation reads “This girl has a spider under her skin and has it removed.” According to researchers, the scheme – which ... |
6 February 2013
14:11 GMT |
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An adult tape featuring Taylor Swift and her former boyfriend Harry Styles has been leaked online after someone hacked into the celebrity’s iPhone. In reality, this isn’t true, but scammers are using the bogus story to trick Facebook users into taking part in a survey. The Facebook posts, entitled &ldquo... |
6 February 2013
04:47 GMT |
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Would you click on a Facebook ad which says you can get 2 free Southwest Airline tickets? What about if the ad says one of your friends has already won?
GFI Labs experts have come across several Tumblr blogs that direct users to a bogus Southwest Airlines Facebook page. Here, internauts are instructed to install a F... |
5 February 2013
19:51 GMT |
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Want free tickets to Disneyland? I don’t know where you can get some, but you’ll certainly not receive any if you like and share some shady post on Facebook.
Scammers are trying to trick users into visiting a survey website by promising them free Disneyland tickets.
The scammy posts read something like ... |
5 February 2013
04:14 GMT |
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Social media websites are becoming flooded with all sorts of malicious posts. The more popular a site is, the more likely it is that the interesting-looking posts we click on are actually part of a cybercriminal scheme.
Facebook users who want to make sure they’re protected while surfing the website can now tu... |
4 February 2013
17:31 GMT |
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Cybercriminals are trying to trick Facebook users into installing a malicious browser plugin. To lure victims, the scammers are spreading posts according to which Psy, the Korean pop singer famous for the Gangnam Style song, has died. Experts from Bkav report that the malicious Facebook posts simply read &ldqu... |
4 February 2013
09:56 GMT |
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Facebook users are warned to be on the lookout for shady posts that promise free UGG boots. The scheme is designed to lure users to a malicious site that hosts a rogue browser extension.
According to Facecrooks, there are several variants of this scam currently making the rounds on the popular social media website. ... |
30 January 2013
10:21 GMT |
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Cybercriminals often rely on compromised Twitter accounts to send out malicious links via direct messages. According to experts from GFI Labs, the same method is now being utilized on Facebook.
Phishers are sending out private messages in which they inform recipients that, “Your account is reported to have vio... |
24 January 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Security experts have often warned about oversharing information on social media websites since scammers can leverage even apparently insignificant details and use them to con users.
More recently, crooks have started targeting grandparents who use Facebook and other similar websites to stay in touch with their gran... |
18 January 2013
08:51 GMT |
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Security experts advise Facebook customers to be on the lookout for posts that read “Southwest Airlines is giving two tickets to any destination within the United States! To grab yours, just visit [link].”
The malicious posts lure unsuspecting users to a Facebook page entitled “A Decade of Southwes... |
15 January 2013
21:31 GMT |
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Most of you have probably heard of glitches in the systems of online stores that allowed customers to buy products at low prices. Cybercriminals are relying on such stories to trick users into helping them make a profit.
GFI Labs experts have come across such a scheme. It all starts with a website that tries to repl... |
15 January 2013
15:11 GMT |
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Scams promising free Facebook credits have been around for a few years now, but they never seem to get old. The plot that promises 5,000 free Facebook credits – which we detailed on several occasions in the past – is making the rounds once again.
GFI Software’s Jovi Umawing reveals that the latest ... |
10 January 2013
17:51 GMT |
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Cybercriminals are using fake Facebook Security Team messages to trick unsuspecting users into visiting a malicious page and hand over their usernames and passwords.
The latest scheme, detailed by Facecrooks, uses a bogus Facebook Security Team account to inform potential victims that their accounts have been suspen... |
5 January 2013
05:12 GMT |
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Facebook has recently made some modifications to its privacy controls. With these changes, the company has started rolling out a new padlock icon (upper right corner) to allow users easier access to their privacy settings.
Unfortunately, the padlock has become the subject of a viral hoax.
“Hackers alert. Atte... |
27 December 2012
10:39 GMT |
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When Facebook started switching to the new Timeline layout, cybercriminals disguised their malicious schemes as all sorts of apps that could get back the old profile. Now that the Timeline is out and everyone knows that it’s here to stay, crooks have turned to other methods.
Now, they’re attempting to st... |
20 December 2012
08:05 GMT |
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Alienware products are every gamer’s dream. Cybercriminals are fully aware of this, which is probably why they’ve launched a scam campaign that promises users a free Alienware M18x computer.
Victims are asked to Like the malicious post, share it with their friends, and then access the alienwaregiveaway.c... |
17 December 2012
07:40 GMT |
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Some posts are making the rounds on Facebook, claiming that the social media network has partnered up with Walmart and they’re giving away free $1,000 (764 Euro) gift cards. “Hey friends, I got a $1000 Gift Card from WALMART as a Christmas Gift! Get it right away! -> bil.ly,” the malicious Fac... |
14 December 2012
18:31 GMT |
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On Saturday, we learned that a massive Facebook scam campaign was making the rounds, trying to trick users into participating in surveys by deploying various methods. Researchers have continued to monitor the operation and they reveal that the number of scams multiplied considerably over the past days.
According to ... |
11 December 2012
05:22 GMT |
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As its popularity among users grows, Instagram is becoming more and more exploited by cybercriminals. Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new Facebook clickjacking scheme that relies on the photo sharing app to lure users to malicious sites.
It all starts with a Facebook post that advertises an app whic... |
11 December 2012
04:00 GMT |
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Scammers have often leveraged the names and reputations of famous World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestlers in order to lure unsuspecting users to their scam sites. In the latest scheme, no one has died, but that doesn’t make it any less effective.
A shady website apparently dedicated to the current WWE ch... |
10 December 2012
07:00 GMT |
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