Facebook on Friday afternoon was investigating what appeared to be a new spam scheme that results in users getting messages from friends over Facebook chat that have malicious links. The messages say “LOL is this you?” and are accompanied by a link that looks like it leads to a video on Facebook, one victim...
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ITunes accounts linked to Paypal have been targeted in a scam with a number of users complaining that they have been cleaned out. Apple and Paypal refused to discuss the details of the incident. Experts told the BBC that victims had most likely fallen for an e-mail scam, rather than being targeted via a...
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Cameron Diaz has replaced Jessica Biel as the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet. No, we’re not talking about inane tweets or questionable paparazzi photos, but common search terms that often lead to users to Web sites laden with malicious software. For the fourth year, McAfee has compiled its “most dangerous celebrities” study, a...
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Facebook users are being targeted in a scam that offers them a chance to install a “dislike” button. The scam tricks users into allowing a rogue application to access their profile page, which then posts spam messages. It also attempts to lure people into completing an online survey, for which the scammers are paid...
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A network of thousands of compromised computers that is being used to harvest online banking details has been uncovered in the UK. The so-called botnet is made up of around 100,000 machines, according to researchers in Israel. Cyber criminals in Eastern Europe, who have control of the machines, are collecting personal data from the...
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