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
Two of the biggest social media sites, MySpace and Facebook, have recently faced a worm which has offered people a video but underhandedly inserts a Trojan into their vulnerable systems.
This social media phenomenon has been bound to catch the attention of vicious hackers and criminals. Especially because many younger users are may not be as cautious in clicking on flashing links or pop-ups. This has contributed to the most recent malware problem circulating the internet.
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