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November 14th, 2020 15:00
Facebook passwords stolen
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are estimated to have handed over their account passwords to fraudsters.
Worse, the fraudsters exposed their cloud database storing all the pilfered Facebook login credentials because they didn't password protect it.
So anyone with a web browser could view the information, which includes details on how the fraudsters carried out their operations. The findings come from Israeli security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, who published their research Friday at security website vpnMentor.
Read more here and change your FB password...
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ky331
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November 15th, 2020 03:00
Per the article: "Facebook forced a reset of the passwords for affected accounts"... so while it still wouldn't hurt for everyone to change their PW, it does not seem to be essential unless FB already forced you to do so.
Continuing: "To steal the passwords, the scammers used websites posing as legitimate services offering to show Facebook users who had viewed their Facebook profiles. The websites sent them to faked Facebook login pages, where victims entered their account passwords... It appears hundreds of thousands of users may've fallen for this trick, emphasizing how important it is to make sure you're following legitimate links and downloading verified apps before trying to log in to any service".
Scndell
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November 16th, 2020 03:00
Has your friend also asked for topping up his or her account for a $500? That is a real story with my FB friend as the hackers hijacked her FB account and messaged every friend asking for urgent transfer of $500.
The crooks advanced their scam skills in BEC, and here is a must-read article. Be on the safe side.
how to protect your organization against bec scams