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New Facebook SPAM scheme uses chat posts with malicious links

Written by Ironpaper | Aug 29, 2010 1:18:25 AM

A growing attack method is spreading through Facebook.

The method uses the chat feature to post some inviting or curious text with a link to a payload page containing a "404-Page Not Found" error message. The current message is "LOL is this you?." After clicking the link, the attacker will be able to use the victim's account to send more SPAM. This distribution method and message has also been reported on Twitter.