With all the recent scams going around it’s worth checking the security levels of your Facebook profile. Learn some simple settings to keep rogue apps under control.
A rogue application is a Facebook application developed by someone with fraudulent or deceitful intentions. The application often doesn’t perform its stated objectives. It is designed to obtain account information of the user, and it can be used to spread spam, scams or other malware to the friends of the infected account. See the Facecrooks step-by-step guide to learn how to prevent rogue apps from infecting your account. You may also want to give ESET’s podcast “Just say NO to Facebook Applications” a listen.
Play.com spam points to malware downloads
The Register reports that multiple readers were annoyed at receiving junk mail messages on Monday from addresses they had only registered with online retailer Play.com. Several of these junk mail sites pointed to black hat controlled domains that served up malware, sparking theories that either Play.com had been hacked or its mailing list had been stolen.
Telecoms firms in Ireland breach data rules with marketing calls and texts
Telecoms operators UPC, Vodafone, Eircom and O2 yesterday pleaded guilty in the Dublin District Court to breaches of the Data Protection Act after making and sending – in varying degrees –unsolicited marketing phone calls and text messages. See full story by Business & Leadership.
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