CyberThreats Daily: Curiosity fuels spread of Facebook spam

Why is Facebook spam so successful? Because unlike email spam, which comes unwanted to the mailbox, Facebook spam is propagated through user actions and driven by curiosity. The “Stalker” spam we’ve been seing so much of lately is another example of such. Being a network driven by social interactions, Facebook is most vulnerable to socially … More CyberThreats Daily: Curiosity fuels spread of Facebook spam

CyberThreats Daily: Facebook agrees with ESET Ireland on spam threat

ESET Ireland’s last release about Facebook spam wave has attracted much attention. Among others (such as IrishDev, Facecrooks, etc) Siliconrepublic.com also ran the story, but being dilligent reporters as they are, they also asked Facebook for their side of the story and Facebook agreed with ESET Ireland. In an answer to Siliconrepublic’s question regarding the … More CyberThreats Daily: Facebook agrees with ESET Ireland on spam threat