Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Scam: Miley Cyrus sex tape used for phishing.


The Scam
"Omg Miley Cyrus sex tape + [LINK]"

The Breakdown
Facebook users are warned to not follow any links which appear in post by their friends, which offer the viewing of a Miley Cyrus sex tape. See example

Example
"Click To Enlarge"

The links in these messages will transport unsuspecting users to an exact replica of the facebook login page. The pages are designed to steal the users facebook login information. Better known as a Phishing website. The message also appear to come from legitimate facebook users accounts. Any user who finds similar messages posting to their personal wall without their knowledge should immediately change their password and audit the applications they may have installed to their profile, removing any unrecognized applications.

For more information, follow the link below.

Miley Cyrus sex tape is bait for Facebook phishing

Advise
If you follow these 10 facebook anti-hacked commandments, you will be less vulnerable to having your facebook account hacked. 
  1. Never give out your facebook user name & password.
  2. Keep the email address associated with your facebook account under lock and key.
  3. Use strong passwords.
  4. Don’t click links while on facebook or other web locations indiscriminately.
  5. Don’t follow any emails to facebook.
  6. Make sure you are logging onto www.facebook.com
  7. Don't accept every friend request sent your way.
  8. Do not leave your computer on with your Facebook account open.
  9. Be sure to have a fully working and Up-To-Date anti virus software on your computer.
  10. Share these commandments with everyone on facebook.
For more information on keeping your account clean and safe please visit the link below..

Staying Virus Free


About Black Knight

I am a computer repair technician with over 15 years experience and have been computer security and information privacy enthusiast for the last 4 years. I've helped literally thousands of individuals fix their issues by offering help through various blogs and Facebook pages. I like teaching myself and others new things, and believe in freely sharing knowledge.

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