In an on-going attempt to make users ever more cognizant of phishing scams and online identity theft, I have found an interesting article on Wired.com (curteousy of Digg) that explains a very new and dangerous phishing threat to Facebook users. According to the article, hackers have discovered a way to post seemingly harmless messages (from what appear to be legitimate friends) on user walls which trick the victim into clicking a link which then takes them to a fake Facebook page. This page asks the victim to login with his/her Facebook username and password, which it then steals. This is a classic phishing technique, however, this is the first time I’ve seen it implemented on a social networking platform like Facebook. Check out the article for futher details!
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