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Massive bot attack spoofs Facebook password messages
Massive bot attack spoofs Facebook password messages
A massive bot-based attack has been directed Facebook users, with nearly three-quarters of a million users receiving fake password reset messages, according to security researchers.
Extending Facebook Share
Extending Facebook Share
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Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
news.cnet.com — Facebook was awarded $711 million in a judgment Thursday against self-described "spam king" Sanford Wallace. Judge Jeremy... Fogel of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California granted Facebook's application for a default ... (more) Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
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Phishing with both barrels
GMSV — ... says such attacks jumped 200 percent from May through September, USA Today reported, and social-networking sites are the new focus. The  Facebook bot attack , e-mailing a fake “password reset confirmation” file attachment, had hit almost 750,000 users from Monday afternoon to Wednesday. The  ...

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