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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: Read the full post. Tagged under \| BBB Better Business Bureau Facebook spam spamming warning clickjacking like share attempt alert tips advice Comments (0)
Be Cautious With Twitter Updates Posted Wednesday, September 08, 2010 in Computers-Internet-Technology by Erik Johnson Many people use TweetDeck to organize their Twitter lists and get automatic updates from those they follow. Lately, BBB has seen several messages populate Twitter telling TweetDeck users to download an update to the software. The messages include: Read the full post. Tagged under \| BBB Better Business Bureau Twitter TweetDeck scam fraud phishing updates message alert Comments (0)

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