mrMister
msg:3914487 | 4:14 pm on May 15, 2009 (gmt 0) |
IMHO The title of this thread is a little bit misleading. Facebook hasn't been hacked at all. Some users have been daft enough to hand over their password to an untrusted site. It's hardly surprising, most big site have this happen. there's not much you can do to prevent it. The title of the original news article "Hackers launch phishing attack on Facebook users" is more accurate and less sensationalist. [edited by: mrMister at 4:15 pm (utc) on May 15, 2009]
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travelin cat
msg:3914493 | 4:27 pm on May 15, 2009 (gmt 0) |
And this is why I never allow FB access to my gmail accounts and other sensitive info.
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physics
msg:3914500 | 4:31 pm on May 15, 2009 (gmt 0) |
mrMister, good point. However this is a little different then someone getting into e.g. my Amazon.com account due to the fact that I clicked on a phishing email. In that case I'm the only one who's really affected. It's a fundamental 'flaw' in the workings of Facebook that if one of my friends clicks on a phishing email then info in my account (which may contain enough info to help a criminal get into my bank account) is also compromised.
So, to most people, what's the difference between Facebook getting hacked and a friend's Facebook account getting hacked?
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uasky
msg:3914829 | 4:26 am on May 16, 2009 (gmt 0) |
These people shouldn't click on links to fake websites
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SEOMike
msg:3914974 | 4:25 pm on May 16, 2009 (gmt 0) |
This is why I never allow any of those third party programs access to my facebook account. I wish people were a little more savvy about their accounts.
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J_RaD
msg:3915334 | 3:58 pm on May 17, 2009 (gmt 0) |
This is why I don't have a FB account at all. ;)
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jecasc
msg:3915392 | 6:27 pm on May 17, 2009 (gmt 0) |
What's a facebook?
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neonKow
msg:3915629 | 6:47 am on May 18, 2009 (gmt 0) |
I have to agree with mrMister. These people weren't really hacked; they were conned. Calling it hacking just makes people think "I'll keep my anti-virus up to date", instead of "I should be wary of people trying to trick me."
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tictoc
msg:3916291 | 8:15 am on May 19, 2009 (gmt 0) |
| These people shouldn't click on links to fake websites |
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Well a big problem with Myspace and facebook is that they do not tell you the link your clicking on. I wished they would tell you what domain name you are going to instead of the myspace or facebook URL code junk.
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