Facebook Scam

Goldbase.be is a Facebook Scam: DO NOT Visit [WARNING]

It seems there’s no end to the Facebook spam and phishing attacks. Today my Facebook inbox shows there’s another attack underway that’s suckering even some of the most tech savvy users: I’m receiving Facebook mails with links to “.be” sites which are obviously nefarious. The subject line of the mails is “Look at This”. If you receive such a mail, DO NOT click links to the following sites: … (News Source: Mashable - 18:10:24)

The Facebook Email Scam: Have You Been Hit?

For the last two weeks, a phishing and malware scam propagated virally through Facebook, taking control of member accounts and blasting their friends with bogus messages. Today, a new wave of attacks hit, getting broader traction than ever, despite Facebook’s best efforts to combat the scheme. When I first wrote about the scam a week ago, Facebook said it was taking the necessary actions to … (News Source: Fast Company Magazine - 02:54:55)

Areps.at: This Week’s Facebook Phishing Scam

Looks like Facebook has another phishing scam to deal with. Today’s is a message that appears to be appearing in users’ inboxes with the prompt to “Check areps.at.” Similar to last week’s 151.im phishing scheme the domain is not automatically hyperlinked in Facebook, but email clients, like Gmail or Yahoo, will auto-link it. Don’t click on that link and don’t copy and paste it into your browser. … (News Source: TechCrunch - 16:50:39)

Facebook, Twitter hit by fresh phishing scams

A new scam on Facebook sends users to a website designed to steal their log-in information and download malware, while Twitter suffers its own phishing attack (News Source: ZDNet UK - 14:46:17)

Areps.at: Another Facebook Phishing Scam [WARNING]

It’s getting a bit repetitive, but scammers continue to exploit Facebook with very formulaic phishing scams that more or less do the same thing. Today’s is from a site called “Areps.at,” and like other scams before it (see FBAction.net , FBStarter.com , etc), it simply asks for you to input your Facebook username and password, with a design that looks similar to that of Facebook. Don’t give this … (News Source: Mashable - 15:25:24)

Deja vu: New scams hit Facebook and Twitter

Yet another scam on Facebook sends users to a Web site designed to steal their log-in information and download malware, while Twitter suffers its own phishing attack. (News Source: CNET - 17:13:28)

Update: The Facebook Phishing Scam Continues

Last week I wrote about a phishing and malware scam that has plagued Facebook for weeks. It wasn’t quite a virus, because it affected Mac users–but it wasn’t entirely Web-based either, because some of the links it hawked were malware download sites. All in all, a pretty standard phishing scheme, with some clever scripting that allowed it to propagate itself inside Facebook. But how did it get … (News Source: Fast Company Magazine - 23:43:50)

“Areps.at” and “kirgo.at” new Facebook scams

After last week’s 151.im Facebook scam, the popular social network site is facing yet another phishing scam, this time titled “”areps.at” or “kirgo.at”. (News Source: WQAD Moline - 19:32:04)

Twitter users exposed by phishing scam

Criminals take control of Twitter accounts Twitter users who thought friends were directing them to a ‘funny blog’ on Thursday ended up experiencing something completely different: a phishing scam. (News Source: PC Advisor - 08:17:27)

Facebook hit again with e-mail phishing attack

For the second time in a week, Facebook users have been hit with an e-mail phishing attack that attempts to obtain their passwords to the social networking site. (News Source: MSNBC - 23:37:29)

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