Tag: CLICKJACKING

After an increasing number of "likejackings," Facebook has finally started to address the problem. But the solution is haphazard at best, say security experts. Likejacking -- the process spammers use to make users click a "like" button hidden beneath some especially tantalizing linkbait -- has become more prevalent. If your Facebook friends seem to be "liking" far too many embarrassing things of ...

The security experts over at Sophos have just unearthed a new clickjacking scam making its way around Facebook, and, if you fall prey to it, you might end up losing some cash. This latest scam looks similar to a previous worm that spread throughout Facebook by tricking users into "liking" malicious pages. Instead of exploiting the "like" button, though, this new "sharejack" scam relies on the ...

Privacy and security news for Facebook just keeps getting worse. No doubt, thanks in part to its ubiquity, Facebook is quickly becoming the Microsoft of social networking. The latest research shows that not only has certain user information been made available by the site without warning, but additional information can also be harvested with the use of simple clickjacking schemes. Noted ...

Lately the news has been all about Facebook and the Koobface virus, a nasty specimen that poses as an updated version of Adobe's Flash video player. The virus installs itself on your computer, takes over your Facebook profile, and then sends itself to your friends. Now, that same style of attack has hit the latest social network to make it big, Twitter, compromising at least 750 accounts. Much ...

Another day, another security risk, and while it pains us to bring you all this dire news so frequently, we figure someone has to keep you in the loop. Today's warning has to do with a new type of subversive Internet attack called clickjacking, in which you're tricked into clicking on links or buttons you can't see, possibly granting others access to your personal information. Two of the web's ...