According to Threatpost, identity thieves are spamming Facebook users through the Facebook mail system with one-line messages with a subject line of "Hello" and a link in the body to the site "fbaction.net". The link is disguised as a Facebook link. This site fakes the Facebook login page.
When users try to log into this site the attackers get their Facebook credentials. The attackers then log in with the credentials and spam everyone on the Friend list.
fbaction.net is now widely blocked, but don't be surprised if the scam reappears with the message slightly adjusted and a new domain name.
There have also been charges of scams today on Facebook through their IM feature.
Sources taken from blog.pcmag.com
A new variant of the Koobface worm is making the rounds. Facebook users need to be aware of this and other attempts to use clever social engineering related to Facebook to trick them into installing malware.
Like the earlier versions of Koobface, this one starts out as a Facebook message from a friend. The message includes a link to a web site with something enticing like "a video of you". Like the old ones, in order to view the video you have to apply what purports to be an update to your Adobe Flash player, but which is in fact the malware.
The difference in this case is that the page with the video is professional-looking YouTube spoof, complete with the impression that the video has been posted by your Facebook friend. This is a clever next step in the scam.
Install the malware and it will steal your logon credential from Facebook and other sites and send the message on to your friends on them. Trend Micro's description of the malware has all the gory details.
Sources taken from blog.pcmag.com
Well, just be careful if you are using you're using yuour computer for other function such as Internet Banking and other private stuff.....It might hacked it...Careful surfing Facebook, Friendster, Twitter and else...
Byebye
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