WARNING: Malware Attack Targets Facebook Users With Google Chrome, And Possibly Firefox
Another case of malware via video is rapidly spreading via Facebook to Google Chrome users, at the rate of about 40,000 per hour, Italian security researcher Carlo De Micheli told The New York Times’ Bits blog.
Another case of malware via video is rapidly spreading via Facebook to Google Chrome users, at the rate of about 40,000 per hour, Italian security researcher Carlo De Micheli told The New York Times’ Bits blog.
De Micheli told Bits the bait for this malware attack is familiar: Facebook users receive emails or messages saying that they were tagged in Facebook posts, and if they click on the enclosed links, they are directed to websites outside of Facebook and prompted to download browser extensions in order to watch the promised videos.
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