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Popular social network site Facebook has answered to an evidently massive attempt to steal passwords from its users or what is called PHISHING. Phishing is the luring of an internet user to reveal personal details (like passwords and credit card information) on a fake web page or email form pretending to come from a legitimate company (like their bank). “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,” read a post on the Facebook Security page. “This email is fake. Delete it from your inbox, and warn your friends.” Facebook will NEVER send its users new passwords in an attachment, the post says. The messages claim to be from Facebook, with a return address that looks legitimate. This message read as follows: 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 McAfee security warned users in a blog post Wednesday that the link is a password stealer that becomes active when the user clicks on it. Once installed, malicious software, or malware, could potentially access all username and password information used on a computer, not just on Facebook, the post said. Reports suggest the scheme continued to circularized on Friday. McAfee and Facebook urged users to not open the attachment and immediately delete the message. Facebook On Phishing Scam is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →