Would you click on this?
It seems many Facebook users did. Wise up to the threat of clickjacking, or become an easy target for scammers.
Published July 6, 2012 4:18 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Would you click on this?
It seems many Facebook users did. Wise up to the threat of clickjacking, or become an easy target for scammers.
Published June 13, 2012 2:34 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Facebook users are once again suffering from an onslaught of clickjacking survey scams, designed to fool them into unwittingly saying they “Like” a link to drive web traffic that simply fills the pockets of scammers.
Published May 8, 2012 3:46 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Law & order, Naked Security, Social networks, Vulnerability 0
A firm at the centre of allegations that its affiliates flooded Facebook with spam and clickjacking attacks has agreed to clean up its act - after earning up to $1.2 million per month in gross monthly revenues.
Published March 21, 2012 5:13 pm in Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Twitter, Vulnerability 0
Jenna-Louise Coleman is jumping onboard Doctor Who’s TARDIS, and is already having her name abused by Twitter scammers.
Published January 27, 2012 11:54 am in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Law & order, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 0
Facebook has filed a law suit a firm who, they say, bombarded users with clickjacking scams that earned $1.2 million a month.
Published September 19, 2011 2:36 pm in Celebrities, Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Nude Celebrities, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 0
Once again, Facebook users are duped into believing that Lady Gaga has been found dead in a hotel bedroom.
You would think that the scammers would show a little more imagination - rather than using the same disguises time and time again. But, hey, if the scam is working for them - why change it?
Published September 13, 2011 3:07 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 0
A shocking video of a man in a wheelchair falling down an elevator shaft? Is that really what you want to watch?
Well, if it is, then you’re just the kind of person that a newly-discovered Facebook scam is looking for.
Published September 1, 2011 10:03 am in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 0
States in the USA, such as Vermont and New Jersey, are continuing to deal with heavy flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
And we weren’t surprised to find internet scammers attempting to profit from other people’s misery.
Published August 22, 2011 9:43 pm in Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Scammers on Facebook have once again proven themselves to be cold-hearted opportunists, unafraid to take advantage of personal tragedies for their own financial ends.
This time, they’re exploiting the death of an RAF pilot with the Red Arrows.
Published August 5, 2011 12:26 pm in Celebrities, Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 1
Has Lady Gaga really been found dead in a hotel room?
A clickjacking scam which has spread rapidly across Facebook would certainly like you to think so.
Published June 27, 2011 1:52 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 0
A new clickjacking scam spreading across Facebook poses as a video of a boy’s reaction after his ex-girlfriend posts on his wall.
Published June 14, 2011 1:35 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Once again, scammers are running rings about Facebook’s built-in security measures by spreading a clickjacking scam between users’ accounts.
Published June 13, 2011 2:40 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Mind where you point that mouse, Lily Allen is a married woman!
Another weekend of Facebook scams, with everything from a revealing Lily Allen to a woman definitely enjoying a roller coaster.
Published May 31, 2011 11:54 am in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam, Vulnerability 0
Messages are beginning to spread across Facebook, tricking users into clicking on links which claim to point to the world’s funniest condom commercial.
Facebook’s recently announced new security measures have proven ineffective against the clickjacking attack.
Published May 27, 2011 1:45 pm in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Messages are spreading rapidly across Facebook, as users get tricked into clicking on links claiming to show an amazing video of a big baby being born.
Published April 11, 2011 11:50 am in Clickjacking, Facebook, Guest blog, Naked Security, Social networks, Spam 0
Scam links to what pretends to be a “Twilight Breaking Dawn” game have affected many users of Facebook.
Don’t let your love for heart throbs Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart out-rule your head.