Dec 7, 2009
Facebook hit by 'phishing'
THE next time you see a close friend announcing a good deal on Facebook, beware: It might be a trick hatched by hackers.
The high-traffic social-networking website is the latest tool that hackers are using to 'phish', that is, to steal personal information to carry out online fraud.
Publishing editor Eric Pang, 26, realised that something was wrong with his Facebook account two months ago when it kept posting sham messages on his wall and his friends' walls in his name.
They were typically exclamations that encouraged users to click on a web link.
Examples include 'I can't believe this woman lost so much weight! facebookhealth4.com', or 'I made $1,285 today working online! You guys have to check out WorkHomeDream.net to get started too!'
In May this year, Reuters reported that hackers launched 'phishing' attacks on 200 million users on Facebook. -- MY PAPER
Monday, December 7, 2009
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