A rash of SPAM on Facebook. this morning. The following article on Sopho’s outlines what’s happening and the steps that Facebook has taken to combat it. The latest SPAM scam, uses an exploit of the SHARE function on Facebook and shares an infected APP that exploits your friends walls.
This is the latest in a LONG growing list of Security issues at Facebook.
PREVENTING SPAM scam on Facebook does exactly the opposite | Naked Security
Source: Sophos
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