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Facebook “Dislike” Button a Scam
Facebook users are being targeted again in a scam that offers them a chance to install a “dislike” button. This scam has been making its way around Facebook this past weekend and it is said thousands of users have been affected, effected and infected.
The scam asks users if they would like to install a “dislike” button on their Facebook page, once they select the link the user are tricked into allowing a rogue application to access their profile page, which then begin post spam messages. The rouge application also attempts to lure the user into completing an online survey, for which the responsible party of the scam are paid money.
Facebook Fixes Privacy Issue – Full Disclosure of User Information
On august 11, 2010, a researcher post information about a bug in Facebook’s login process that revealed the full name, email address and profile picture of all 500 plus million Facebook account holders regardless of your privacy setting. The bug has recently been repaired by Facebook, but posed enormous privacy threat for Facebook users prior to the fix being implemented.
Facebook “Dislike” Button a Scam
Facebook users are being targeted again in a scam that offers them a chance to install a “dislike” button. This scam has been making its way around Facebook this past weekend and it is said thousands of users have been affected, effected and infected.
The scam asks users if they would like to install a “dislike” button on their Facebook page, once they select the link the user are tricked into allowing a rogue application to access their profile page, which then begin post spam messages. The rouge application also attempts to lure the user into completing an online survey, for which the responsible party of the scam are paid money.
Facebook Fixes Privacy Issue – Full Disclosure of User Information
On august 11, 2010, a researcher post information about a bug in Facebook’s login process that revealed the full name, email address and profile picture of all 500 plus million Facebook account holders regardless of your privacy setting. The bug has recently been repaired by Facebook, but posed enormous privacy threat for Facebook users prior to the fix being implemented.
