Why are you tagged in this video? Its a viral Facebook scam Join thousands of others, and sign up for Naked Securitys newsletter Dont show me this again by Graham Cluley on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments FILED UNDER: Facebook, Social networks, Spam Facebook users have been hit by another fast-spreading scam today, pretending to be a link to a YouTube video that they have been tagged in. Facebook video scam The scam messages use potential victims first names, claiming that they have been tagged in the Youtube video. Phrases used in the attack include: YO [name] why are you tagged in this video WTF!! [name] why are you tagged in this video hey [name] i cant believe youre tagged in this video hey [name] you look so stupid in this video omg! [name] why are you tagged in this vid OMG [name] why are you in this video OMG [name] you should untag yourself in this video Each video has a random number of views and likes, but the length of the movie always appears to be 2:34. Eagle-eyed Facebook users might realise something is awry when they see that the links refer to Youtube rather than the rather more accurate YouTube. But if you do make the mistake of clicking on the video thumbnail you will be taken to a webpage which tries to trick you into cutting-and-pasting a malicious JavaScript code into your browsers address bar (this appears to be one of the scammers favourite methods of attack at the moment). You have to concede, its a cunning piece of social engineering by the bad guys. Wouldnt you want to see a video that your Facebook friends say you have been tagged in? If youre a regular user of Facebook, make sure you join the Sophos page on Facebook to be kept informed of the latest security threats.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:21:07 +0000
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