Facebook has initiated working with Online security firm Websense to protect users from Phishing by adding a phishing safety net.
Next week you will be met by this safety pop-up if you are heading for a potentially dangerous website:
Facebook is a likely target for scammers and often people click on links supposedly posted by friends. The target is to gain access to passwords.
Source: BBC News
I received an invitiation from this girl(?) today. I declined.
Malware City just published a very interesting experiment. Creating a 20-year old girl persona they contacted and befriended 2,000 people.
The study focuses on how easily social network users make new virtual acquaintances by accepting friend requests sent out by perfect strangers, and on what kind of information they disclose to these recent friends.
Malware City doesn’t reveal which social network they have used for the study but they reveal “First, a social network was chosen. The choice was based on the fact that the network was large enough to make it possible for the “friends” sample to meet the representativeness criterion.” Taking into consideration the size and the possibilities of communication, my guess is Facebook was used for the study.
Second, a test-profile was created in order to analyze a so-called “friendship rate” as a function of sex, age and interests. This test-profile was that of a fair-haired woman, aged 21, acting as a very, very naïve interlocutor.
In my opinion it’s a very interesting study. I am quoting one of the most striking results here:
“…after a 2 hour conversation, 73% revealed what appears to be confidential information from their work place, such as future strategies, plans, and unreleased technologies/software.”
Read about the study at Malware City
Researchers at security firm BitDefender have detected a new do-it-yourself kit created to produce customized Trojans that pilfer Facebook login details, passwords stored inside browsers and even VPN credentials.
The kit is termed as “Facebook Hacker” and it is very easy to configure, just like any do-it-yourself tool crafted with the ‘skiddie’ [script kiddie] in mind. It can make even the most amateur of hackers an instant expert in Facebook phishing.
Source: BitDefender-Guide
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