Clickjacking The Latest Facebook Attack

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Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are falling victim to so-called 'clickjacking' attacks. Facebook members see links to amusing-sounding subjects such as 'This man takes a picture of himself EVERYDAY for 8 YEARS!!,' that their friends appear to have 'liked'. Clicking the link tricks users into recommending the site on Facebook too by posting it as something you 'liked' on your own page. When a user clicks on the text that appears to be 'liked' he is taken to a blank page that just has the text, 'Click here to continue.' Clicking anywhere on that page publishes the same message to that user's Facebook page. The Facebook attack uses places an invisible button over an entire web page, so that wherever the user clicks, they end up hitting the button - in this case a hidden Facebook 'like' button. Security experts say the scam currently has no malicious intent but easily could be adapted to deliver malware - which can infect your computer and cause damage to systems. Solution: According to Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos: 'If you believe you may have been hit by this attack, view the recent activity on your news feed and delete entries related to the above links. 'Furthermore, you should view your profile, click on your Info tab and remove any of the 'pages from your "Likes and interests" section.' Once again, this is another exploitation of this popular social networking site and though there is anything more damaging from this attack, it would be helpful to remind yourself about clicking links that you are unfamiliar. Also, not all new apps are actually from the host. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1283763/Facebook-clickjacking-attack-spreads.html