Fraudsters provide false security for Facebook users
Aug 10, 2010In August 2010, Symantec observed a phishing website that targeted Facebook login credentials, which claimed to provide security to Facebook users. The page was not imitating the legitimate Facebook website, but appeared to be an alternate website that provided this facility. The phishing site was titled as a “Security and Privacy Update” website.
The page stated that Facebook users were vulnerable to threats such as spam messages or hackers that could cause problems with their user profiles. The page further stated that if users confirmed their identity by providing login details, then they would be safe from such threats. On the contrary, if a user gave up their login details to the phishing site, the fraudsters would have succeeded and could steal the details for use in future attacks.