Phishers Target Facebook Again
PC World - Ellen Messmer
Phishing attacks that try to get Facebook users to enter their log-in credentials at a fraudulent site in order to steal them have plagued users for the past two days, with phishing traced back to FBstarter.com, BAction.net and possibly others The ...To be continued.
Roundup: Windows 7 nearing launch, Facebook phished, Dean's ...
VentureBeat, CA - Dean Takahashi
Facebook hit with phishing attacks — For the second day in a row, hackers are attacking the social network's security system. Beware of FBStarter.com and BAction.net. Rumors of new Palm surface — The Palm Pre is debuting with Sprint. ...To be continued.
Facebook fixes foxy phishers
ComputerWeekly.com, UK - Ian Grant, Ian Grant
The site for Thursday's attack was "fbstarter.com", while Wednesday's directed users to "baction.net." Both were killed within hours, Facebook officials said. Facebook kills attacks by deleting the rogue URL from members' pages, blocking fresh postings ...To be continued.
Tech Week In Review: Facebook API and Desktop, Swine Flu, 4Chan ...
Black Web 2.0, NC
In this case, it's your Facebook account the scam is after and it involves the domains fbaction.net and fbstarter.com. To avoid this stuff, don't login to a site that you didn't visit by typing in or clicking your own bookmark. ...To be continued.
Nuovo pericolo di phishing su Facebook da FBstarter
Download blog.it, Italy
... network arriva da un altro tentativo da parte dei soliti ignoti di impossessarsi delle credenziali d'accesso, inviando messaggi alla lista degli amici di chi è già caduto nella trappola scrivendo messaggi del tipo Look at this! fbstarter.com. ...To be continued.
Facebook、2日連続でフィッシング攻撃の標的に
読売新聞, Japan
30日の攻撃におけるウェブアドレスは「FBStarter.com」、29日の攻撃では「BAction.net」であった。 Facebookの広報担当Barry Schnitt氏は、2回の攻撃をどちらも数時間以内に停止させたと述べた。同氏は、2回のフィッシング攻撃が互いに関連しているかどうかについてはまだ ...To be continued.
Phishers teisteren Facebook
Webwereld, Netherlands
bevatten malicieuze links naar FBstarter.com en BAction.net. Dat zijn sites die exact lijken op de inlogpagina van Facebook. De accounts van gebruikers die daar hun gegevens invullen, worden gebruikt om de phishing-berichten weer door te sturen. ...To be continued.
Facebook Expands Security Tools While Combating Phishing Attack
InformationWeek, NY - K.C. Jones
The site has come under siege this week by FBaction.net, which has delivered messages among Facebook friends, telling them to check out a link. By KC Jones Facebook will expand its use of MarkMonitor AntiFraud Solutions to fight phishing attacks, ...To be continued.
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