How To Prevent And Remove Facebook Malware

Facebook is filled with spammy posts and fake applications. Facebook malware you can get on Facebook. Although it may seem impossible, there are ways that your Facebook account can get some of this malicious software which will cause many problems for your account and if you don’t do anything about it, it might get shut down This tutorial encompasses the description of the most ordinary patterns of malware propagation on Facebook, and provides tips on how to eliminate the risk to delight in social networking to the fullest.
Criminals are getting really excellent at tricking you into clicking links to fake Facebook apps like ones that promise to show you exactly who is viewing your profile, which will never happen by the way.
And then, what happens is you click that link, and depending on what kind of scam it is, you can get a computer virus or spyware, your passwords can get stolen, hackers can force money from you, or you can turn into one of the annoying friends who annoyingly post spam on other people’s walls. Don’t be that person.

Six Million LinkedIn Passwords Leaked

LinkedIn is the social network of choice for business professionals around the world. They will be alarmed by news released today that over 6 million passwords from the site were leaked onto the web recently.
The social network is investigating the claims that over 6 million of its users passwords were published onto a Russian hacker website.

Norwegian IT website Dagens IT reported the breach, with 6.5 million encrypted passwords posted to the Russian hacker site. Security researcher Per Thorsheim has also confirmed reports via his Twitter feed, stating that the attackers have posted the encrypted passwords to request help cracking them.

Finnish security firm CERT-FI is warning that whilst user details have not been posted, it is believed that the attackers will have access to user data as well as their passwords.

LinkedIn tweeted earlier today that their team is currently investigating the report, but have not released an official statement yet.

LinkedIn, which has over 150 million users, has not released a formal statement, but tweeted: "Our team is currently looking into reports."

Initial reports suggest that as many as 300,000 passwords have already been UN-encrypyted, and security experts are encouraging users to update their passwords immediately.

The site has over 150 million users, so the security breach effects less than 10% of its users, but nevertheless this should not be underestimated.

Revisionist Social Media History

The social networking arena has seen many casualties during its continued run towards world domination. There have been several social networking ideas and brands that have become daily necessities to say the least. We’re using these services like our life depended on it, and it gives little room for anything else other than… well… connecting to other people.