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http://www.cio.com/article/print/441432
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| Originally posted by Aleksandra that message just showded upped in my inbox to |
I got one! I can't believe I was catched on hidden camera!!! 
lol damn I wish I saw this earlier. I got one from english rachel and I was like "wtf I hope I didnt do anything stupid/drunken on the boat cruise!" HAHAHA! 
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| Originally posted by me@t k@tie I got one! I can't believe I was catched on hidden camera!!! |
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| Originally posted by Frenchie Oh I caughted you alright. |
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| Originally posted by Jeff Button http://www.cio.com/article/print/441432 |
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| Originally posted by yankeeBaby lol damn I wish I saw this earlier. I got one from english rachel and I was like "wtf I hope I didnt do anything stupid/drunken on the boat cruise!" HAHAHA! |
I've gotten like 5 in the last few days. I never click on anything suspicious (especially if it's from someone I don't talk to frequently). My suggestion: If you think someone ACTUALLY sent you something...ASK first to see if they in fact did.
There was one going around a few months ago too with a similar msg being posted on my wall.
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| Originally posted by English Rachel OH NO! I stopped it as soon as I clicked, I didn't think I had caught anyone - so sorry! |
I think we all just pass it on as soon as we click! oops! 
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| Originally posted by PurpleHaze So FB has been infiltrated by viruses now...I knew the time would come eventually since myspace has been plagued! I saw this message today and thought it was legit for a split second then I saw the link when I dragged my cursor over it before clicking on it. Thank god I didn't! |
I got one and it said "caught"
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| Originally posted by yankeeBaby haha dont worry! I think we all just pass it on as soon as we click! oops! |
I just got that message today. i didn't kow it was a virus...but didn't click on it cause it looked fishy.
good to know.
thanks dood!
two TA's have sent them to me so far.
Just got a new one, this time on my wall.......
hello Jeff, lol i cant believe is that you? 
have a luk urself...
http://www.google.com.id.7kcuhuf8.e...7&cyua=2jwx1rcy
(click open or run when prompted)
just got this one
HEY I JUST GOT MYSELF A FREE PS-3 THE STEPS ARE EASY THIS IS SO COOL! ALL YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO IS SIGN UP BELOW http://img255.**************/img255/7632/gouti7.swf GET ONE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
like a ps3 has anything to do with imageshack
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Virus hits Facebook, MySpace with bogus emails
August 07, 2008
LuAnn LaSalle
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL�A virus has been infecting popular social networking sites MySpace and Facebook, tech experts said today.
On Facebook, the virus is causing email messages to be sent to people on "friends" lists asking them to watch a video supposedly on YouTube. A user has to download what purports to be a plug-in to watch the video.
Tech expert Marc Saltzman said the plug-in is actually a virus.
The bogus email appears to come from a friend, he said.
"Even when you go to the fake site, it has their name and profile picture right on the site, so you really believe it," said Saltzman, a syndicated tech columnist who received several of these emails a few days ago.
"It's affecting what is, arguably, the most popular service among Canadian Web surfers. To the best of my knowledge, we haven't really seen a Facebook virus of this magnitude yet," he said.
Security researcher Wayne Blackard said the virus is also infecting MySpace.
"I don't have any specific numbers, but I do expect that it will spread rapidly given the popularity of the social networks," said Blackard of Texas-based TippingPoint Technologies Inc.
On MySpace the virus is being spread when people contact friends.
Blackard said social networking sites are going to become increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to their popularity.
"The implicit trust built into the social circle of friends and the willingness to share information with those in the circle will only the help the social engineering attacks to succeed," he said in an email.
It's difficult to identify the perpetrators, Blackard said, but the intent seems to be to deliver malware such as spam. Then additional malware can be installed to capture "many types of sensitive information," he added.
Facebook, a privately held company based in Palo Alto, Calif., wasn't immediately available for comment on Thursday.
Tech experts say computers must have up-to-date antivirus software to help prevent such attacks.
The virus has been noted by several websites, including Saltzman's blog on MSN, tech blog Pocket-lint and by anti-virus software companies Sophos, Symantec and Kaspersky.
Symantec, maker of Norton AntiVirus software, has identified the fake Flash player update as a trojan called gampass.
"What this trojan does is it tries to steal a person's online gaming credentials," said Marc Fossi, manager of development for security response at Symantec in Calgary.
"What they can do with these stolen gaming accounts is sell them online," he said. "It would steal your user name and password and send it back to whoever is sending this thing out."
Money can be made from selling the account information, which usually includes blocks of playing time, and it can be made from selling coveted characters from certain games, he added.
Fossi said this can happen if a user is trying to log on to a gaming account on his computer and wouldn't affect signing into an XBox Live account.
He also said the same caution that users apply to email attachments is needed on social networking sites.
"I think that people need to treat these social networking programs just like any other website ... Don't give that implicit trust to everything that you see there. You've really got to make sure that your computer is protected."
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http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/474229
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| Originally posted by Playa24_7 I guess it just goes to show, you can't just click anything on the net |
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