Beware: Facebook Scams Use Casey Anthony and Video Chat as Bait

by Julie on Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:42 am

Beware: Facebook Scams Use Casey Anthony and Video Chat as Bait

By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Jul 10, 2011 6:44 AM

If you see a post on Facebook about a Casey Anthony confession, or a link to download the video chat app, run away. These two new Facebook scams demonstrate why the social network is such fertile ground for attackers to target.

Malware attacks frequently use social engineering to spread and current events as bait. With the recent unveiling of Facebook's partnership with Skype to deliver video chat from within the social network, and the public outrage over the acquittal of Casey Anthony, attackers have the key ingredients they need to dupe victims into installing malware.

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