Monday, December 5th, 2011
Last week, a warning was issued regarding a Facebook worm that was spreading on the social network, tricking users into believing that they were clicking on a link to an image. Nothing new here, eh? Happens quite frequently.
The bad news in this instance is that the attack appears to still ...
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
It didn't take long for scammers to find a way to exploit the death of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. The scam came in the form of a Facebook hoax.
A link made the rounds on the social networking site, but more than 15,000 people fell for it before it was discovered ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
A California judge has ruled that using another person's Facebook account password to gain access to their profile, and then trolling using that account, is identity theft.
The story goes like this: a young man gets an unsolicited text message containing another juvenile's e-mail password. He uses the password to ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Most of us have the sense to not walk into a dark alley in a dangerous neighborhood late at night. If you were robbed or attacked in that alley, would it be your fault? Some would say no, asserting that you didn't enter the alley with the intent of being ...
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
The most common concern expressed by Facebook users has to do with security – Facebook users everywhere ask the same question: Is my Facebook profile and the information it contains safe?
In recent months, a new application called Firesheep – an add-on for the browser Firefox that provides an easy way ...
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
A recent article in the Huffington Post listed things you should not post on Facebook. We think the list bears repeating, since these things can and often do lead to identity theft.
1. Your birth date and place – While it might be nice to hear birthday greetings from your FB ...
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
Social networking giant Facebook, along with its creators, have been under the microscope lately since the release of "The Social Network," a film that tells the story about Facebook's origins. The site has, we're sure, grown way beyond the expectations of its creators – but along the way the pioneers ...
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
"On my way to the mall."
"Eating lunch with the hubby."
"Taking off for the weekend with my sweetheart! Woo hoo!"
Look familiar? These are all typical status updates on Facebook. The issue with them is that they all leave the FB user vulnerable because they all let the world know where they ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Social media has really caught on in the last few years. Starting with MySpace, the ability to share, talk and friend other people on the internet has allowed users to branch out and have more fun online. Now services like Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz and Foursquare continue to allow ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Twitter is once again in the midst of a giant phishing attempt by an offsite entity. This morning, thousands of Twitter account holder were issued emails from Twitter saying that their account passwords had been reset. The email reads:
Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in ...
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Social media sites have become the hunting grounds for identity thieves and Facebook, with over 250 million users, is the largest target for most cyber criminals. As most users know Facebook has recently been hit with constant phishing attempts and worms designed to steal user's passwords. They range from official ...
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Phishing has recently become a very popular sport on the internet. Although unlike regular anglers who spend their time trying to catch the next big fish, these finaglers are phishing for your credit card, identity information and other personal information. And they're getting scary good at it.
Every day these people ...
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