A friend of mine recently had her webmail account “hacked”. We don’t know what method the “hackers” used to get into her webmail account but they then sent out an email to all the contacts in her address book which contained a link to a malicious web site. I emailed her to provide her with some [...]
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So my account has been hacked. What do I do now?
Posted: January 24, 2012 in Facebook Security, Hacking, Malware, Misc, Privacy, Scams, SecurityTags: facebook, hacked, Hacker, Malware, owned, Password, patching, permissions, pwned, scam, security, Twitter, virus
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Viral Scam Link Hits Facebook – Dad catches daughters on Web Cam
Posted: May 15, 2011 in Facebook Security, ScamsTags: facebook, fake video, Osama Bin Laden, profile stylez, scam, Social network, viral
Get to the point. What do I need to do? Don’t click any links that appear to show you “hidden” videos, “celebs uncovered”, “Osama Bin Laden” videos etc. More often than not they are links which will repost themselves on your wall and sometimes force you to install applications that can carry out actions without [...]
