More on Facebook Phishing
Symantec has been following the trends in Facebook phishing and the current wave of attacks looks similar to previous ones. Of course no one goes to this much trouble to vandalize Facebook pages, there is money to be made (stolen) at the end of the game.
Some suspect it's part of a larger effort to target those who are highly connected, adopters of online environments and likely to be users of many related online services. Get one password for the right person and it's like having their wallet handed over. Fortunately the team at Facebook is taking this attack very seriously and working diligently to remove messages with those dangerous links, and helping secure any compromised accounts.
The Symantec posting lists several tips on reducing your chances of getting scammed on Facebook.
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