Tag Archive for: exploit

Facebook Porn and Gore Exploit Spiraling Out Of Control (Violet Blue/ZDNet)

Violet Blue / ZDNet:
Facebook Porn and Gore Exploit Spiraling Out Of Control  —  Summary: For the past few days an exploit has been hijacking Facebook users accounts and posting explicit gore and pornography to users’ timelines.  —  Facebook users’ outrage is mounting toward the social network for an exploit …

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Will cyberthugs exploit Google Plus ‘identity service’ for spear phishing attacks? – Computerworld

While some people thought Facebook wanted to issue your Internet driver’s license, Google’s insistence for real names in G+ profiles as an “identity service” seems to be shooting for the right to be your “trusted” online ID passport. But using a …
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Cyber criminals exploit Japan earthquake with SEO attacks – Silicon Republic

Blackhat SEO attacks lure internet users to pages that suddenly infect their computers with viruses and malware. Major security software vendors are warning that SEO Blackhat hackers are exploiting the catastrophe in Japan to infect users’ computers with …
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Spear Phishing Attacks Leverage Libya Crisis to Deliver Exploit – Softpedia

Security researchers from Symantec warn of highly targeted attacks that leverage the crisis in Libya to deliver an exploit via email and infect key computers. The emails pose as replies to previous messages about the current situation in the Arab country …
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