A new scam is spreading via Facebook Chat messages at 90,000 clicks an hour. An estimated 600,000 people have already clicked the link, which falsely promises to show them a funny Photoshopped image of themselves.
The reason this is spreading so quickly is because the Rogue application is asking for access to Facebook Chat. Once the application is installed, it begins spamming your Facebook friends/family members with the same message seen above. Details on the attack, complete with screenshots, can be found in a blog post by M86 here.
Test Your Browser’s Patch Status
With new security updates from vendors like Adobe, Apple and Java coming out on a near-monthly basis, keeping your Web browser patched against the latest threats can be an arduous, worrisome chore. But a new browser plug-in makes it quick and painless to identify and patch outdated browser components. See Krebs On Security for details.
Email compromised at Epsilon
Permission email marketing outsourcer Epsilon has announced a data breach which may affect millions of individuals. In a single-paragraph statement, the company said the breach affects “a subset” of its customer data, but does not disclose the extent of the breach. The unauthorised entry into its email system gained access “only” to customer names and email addresses, the company’s announcement says. The Register has the full story.
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A site named photoshop killer can help you find out Photoshopped images. It uses both the exif info and the content of image to find evidence of digital manipulation.