Social-Network Hijacking Running Rampant
Hijacking of Facebook and Twitter accounts by questionable e-commerce sites is becoming more of an issue, and it can take days for users to realize their accounts have been compromised, The New York Times reports.
The accounts are compromised either due to unsafe passwords or when users click on links sent by other users who were already victimized, according to the Times, and the sites behind the problems are attempting to earn money via referral fees from directing unsuspecting users to sketchy e-commerce sites.
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