| Facebook "Like" Worm - Spreading Through JS Exploit
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tedster
msg:4210465 | 4:40 pm on Oct 2, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Thousands of Facebook users are being attacked by a nasty Facebook worm that forces you to "like" a Facebook page, which then automatically spreads it through a user's wall...
The result is thousands of wall posts for a page entitled "Shocking! This girl killed herself after her dad posted this photo." Clicking the link enclosed spreads the worm further.
...according to Facebook Search, a lot of people have been affected by this one. As far as we can tell though, the exploit doesn't compromise your account or steal your password.
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BillyS
msg:4210467 | 4:49 pm on Oct 2, 2010 (gmt 0) |
That's two problems in less than a month's time. Given the growth of Facebook, they're going to have to start throwing a lot more resources at making it a safe place to play - or these kinds of attacks are going to continue being successful.
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