[pchelpers] News:Fraudsters phish for Facebook user details

Malicious link directs Facebook users to spoof site so passwords can be
stolen

Written by Dinah Greek, Computeractive
15 May 2009

Facebook users are being targeted by a new wave of phishing attacks.

According to the security firm, Symantec, the attacks use a person's
Facebook account to send an email containing a malicious link to that
person's friends. The link directs users to a site that looks identical
to the Facebook login page.

The victim is prompted to provide their login information, which the
fraudsters use to hijack their account and spread the link.

More here:
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2242373/fraudsters-phishing-facebook
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