Facebook phishing attack sought passwords

[djbaxter]

Facebook phishing attack sought passwords
By Suzanne Choney, msnbc.com
Thurs., May 14, 2009

Company says e-mails with fake links have now been blocked

A Facebook e-mail phishing scheme was discovered early Thursday among users of the popular social networking site who may have inadvertently clicked on a fraudulent Web link included in a Facebook message to them.

The bogus link took users out of and away from the real Facebook to a fake Facebook site, where they were asked to log in again, giving their passwords, which may have been captured by those behind the scheme.

Facebook said e-mails with the fake link were blocked within the first few hours of being sent out, and that those who may have fallen for the ruse have had their passwords automatically re-set "so that any data the bad guys have becomes useless very quickly," said company spokesman Barry Schnitt.

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[Shawn Barkley]

It is sad that individuals have the mindset to seek out and to take advantage of others.

 

[djbaxter]

Indeed it is.