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Clickjacking Attack Hits Facebook

Posted Monday, September 20, 2010 in Computers-Internet-Technology
by Erik Johnson

Facebook users need to be careful about clicking links in status updates that say "OMG This GUY Went A Little To Far WITH His Revenge On His EX Girlfriend." It's a bait technique for a clickjacking attack that is making its way through thousands of profiles. Clickjacking occurs when someone clicks on a link which redicts them to a mechanism designed to register mouse clicks and spam your contacts. Here is what this one looks like:

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Facebook Users: Beware of "Dislike" Button Applications

Posted Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in Computers-Internet-Technology
by Erik Johnson

Facebook users are familiar with the ability to "like" their friends' comments, wall posts, etc. Many users constrastly have called for the ability to "dislike" posts as well. Unfortunately, scammers became aware of this and have set up traps for computer users in the disguise of applications which are now wrecking havoc on computers.

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