Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Breaking: Lady Gaga Found Dead in Hotel Room' scam spreading on Facebook

Security researchers from Sophos have spotted a currently circulating Facebook scam, enticing users into clicking on a bogus Lady Gaga themed video link.
Spamvertised as:  BREAKING: Lady Gaga Found Dead in Hotel Room.
This is the most awful day in US history  Once the user clicks on the link, a redirection to a bogus BBC News page takes place.
This is where the clickjacking takes place, once the user clicks on the “Play” button.
Users are advised to be extra vigilant when interacting with link found on Facebook.

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