Facebook has already reacted to the going on phishing scheme happening world wide. The facebook team has already released their statement through their Facebook Security page stating that “There’s another spoofed email going around that claims to be from Facebook and asks you to open an attachment to receive a new password. This email is fake. Delete it from your inbox, and warn your friends. Remember that Facebook will never send you a new password in an attachment. ” Reports suggest the scheme continued to spread on Friday. The messages claim to be from Facebook, with a return address that looks legitimate. A message sent twice to a CNN.com staffer reads: Hey [user’s name], Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find your new password in attached document. Thanks, The Facebook Team. It is said that the link Is a password stealers in which they let the user logged in to the fake web page and after the user clicked the Login button, the username and password will be directly send to the one responsible for the email spam. According to facebook, they never send users a new password in an attachment. To be able to be secured, don’t just click anything in your email if the sender couldn’t be trusted or if its pretty obvious that it’s a scam. Facebook reacted to phishing scheme is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Facebook reacted to phishing scheme
