By Stephen Pate
NJN Network
January 11, 2009
Over the past week it became clear that Facebook has suffered a major security breach.Several people are reporting getting wall post messages but nothing is posted to the wall, such as
From: Facebook (wallmaster+etywsqae@facebookmail.com)
Sent: January 12, 2009 5:15:15 PM
To: subneb@ (hotmail.com subneb@hotmail.com)
Sarah commented on your status: “Always wanted to try viagra or cialis? Now is your chance..Free”http://www.fortmurk.com
It appears email addresses have been stolen from Facebook and setup on another server to execute the spam sales pitch.
SC Magazine for Security Professionals says the wall hack spams the user email accounts from Facebook and recommends users not click through the link.
We tried the link and it appears to be a pill pushing site which could be a prelude to a trojan attack. The spam artists have foiled Facebook’s security so far and are said to be sophisticated.
The rogue Facebook application is suspected to be Secret Crush according to Facebookadvice.com
A new and more virulant wall post has been sending pictures of child torture to Walls, More Facebook Spam … Don’t Click This!.
Be careful. Re-set your password and push Facebook email to your junk folder. Do not use the same password for Facebook and other sites since the hackers can see what they want on Facebook apparently.
Facebook faces new challenges everyday besides running out of cash. Will they survive?
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