WARNING: Three Scams Hit Facebook
Several Valentine's Day scams are spreading on Facebook, along with a falsely promised video of an Italian schoolteacher striptease. A third one that was extinguished involving a brand hijacking provides an important lesson for page administrators.
What a busy morning for security on Facebook! Several Valentine’s Day scams are spreading, along with a falsely promised video of an Italian schoolteacher striptease. A third spam campaign has been extinguished but provides a lesson about brand hijacking.
The Valentine’s Day scams seem most troublesome because the appeal to one’s dating instincts makes it hard not to click on these applications, at least if you’re single and looking. Try to avoid the temptation because the exercise only wastes your time, spams your friends and exposes you to malware.
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