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The Hacker News - Cybersecurity News and Analysis: Facebook malware
Scranos: New Rapidly Evolving Rootkit-Enabled Spyware Discovered
April 16, 2019
Swati Khandelwal
A new powerful rootkit-enabled spyware operation has been discovered wherein hackers are distributing multifunctional malware disguised a...
7 Chrome Extensions Spreading Through Facebook Caught Stealing Passwords
May 11, 2018
Swati Khandelwal
Luring users on social media to visit lookalike version of popular websites that pop-up a legitimate-looking Chrome extension installatio...
Beware of Windows/MacOS/Linux Virus Spreading Through Facebook Messenger
August 24, 2017
Unknown
If you came across any Facebook message with a video link sent by anyone, even your friend — just don't click on it. Security researche...
Beware of New Celebrity Sex Tape (Scam) Leaked on Facebook!
December 12, 2016
Mohit Kumar
If you came across a celebrity sex video on Facebook featuring Jessica Alba or any other celebrity, just avoid clicking it. Another Fac...
Beware! Malicious JPG Images on Facebook Messenger Spreading Locky Ransomware
November 26, 2016
Swati Khandelwal
If you receive an image file sent by someone, even your friend, on your Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn or any other social media platform, ...
Spammers using Facebook Messenger to Spread Locky Ransomware
November 21, 2016
Swati Khandelwal
If you came across any Facebook Message with an image file (exactly .SVG file format) send by any of your Facebook friends, just avoid cl...
Malware Poses as Flash Update Infects 110,000 Facebook Users within 2 Days
January 31, 2015
Wang Wei
Facebook users just Beware!! Don't click any porn links on Facebook. Foremost reason is that you have thousands of good porn sites out ther...
Win Apple's iPhone 6 For Free – A New Facebook Scam
September 17, 2014
Swati Khandelwal
Apple's iPhone 6 FREE ? Of course not ! It's only a hoax, but scammers have announced the just release iPhone 6 free. Another F...
Sick Facebook Scammers Exploit Robin Williams' Suicide
August 16, 2014
Wang Wei
Scammers spare no incident to target as many victims as possible, and this time they are exploiting the tragic death of comic actor Robi...
Facebook Takes Down Bitcoin Stealing Botnet that Infected 250,000 Computers
July 09, 2014
Mohit Kumar
Once again Facebook is on The Hacker News ! This time not for any scam or surveillance, but for a different reason. The social netw...
LOL, Jar File Malware Just Goes Viral Through Facebook Messages
May 14, 2014
Swati Khandelwal
If you came across any suspicious Facebook message with ' LOL ' text or a fake Image file send by any of your Facebook friend, avoid cli...
SCAMMYY! Mark Zuckerberg Can Deactivate Your Facebook Account Anytime
May 06, 2014
Swati Khandelwal
If you see any wall post or inbox message -- saying, " Warning!!! Facebook Security Warning!!! Do this before your account gets deactiva...
BEWARE of new Facebook Malware Claims, 'Malaysia Plane MH370 Has Been Spotted'
March 14, 2014
Swati Khandelwal
Hackers are very smart on gaining from every opportunity they get and this time the lost Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 gave them a chanc...
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