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It appears that internet security still remains the primary concern for people who use the social networking sites in a big way. Of late, the involved businesses have been trying to analyze just how much privacy policy and control on the website affects people. Some analysts feel that the proliferation of Twitter-like sites where users…

Have you ever wondered what your teenage daughter could be doing with her laptop clutched to her chest. Maybe it is not good to be so suspicious but read on and find out what some teenagers are up to on Facebook. Two smart young teenage girls used another girl’s Facebook account to mark out and…

Security researchers at Trend Micro were aghast that a new variant of the infamous Koolface was infiltrating into Facebook through the sites Direct Message feature. The spam lured users into a malignant site by making them believe that their video was posted on YouTube. The perpetrators of this act used bad English, as is mostly…

Facebook announced hitting the 500 million mark in terms of registered users this past week, and will celebrate by launching Facebook Stories, a marketing plan that will allow every single user(from all of the 500 million users)to tell the whole world about Facebook’s influence on their lives. It has been just a year since Facebook…

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A novel scam that has hit Facebook is one that draws users into registering for new mobile services and spamming the people they known by showing a profile list. It even instructs users into disabling ad-blocking programs. Everything begins with a generously worded message form one of the victims “OMG IMG, OMG… I can’t believe…

Facebook scams may appear in different forms but there are a number of things they have in common that should help you identify possible Facebook Scams: 1.  Paste a Code in your Browser:  Anything in Facebook that prompts or lures you into pasting a code / URL into your browser is a sure sign of…

419 Advanced Fee Scams / Romance Scams This type of scam involves convincing Facebook users to send money in order to collect a lottery prize, to buy a non existent product, to become a part of a get rich quick or residual income scheme, or even to help a Facebook ‘Friend’ or ‘Lover’ in distress.

Malware / Spyware Infested Links A scam that also lures Facebook users into clicking on a link or pasting a code on their browsers that would activate a download of malicious programs such as worms, viruses, Trojans, keyloggers, etc into their computer.  These malicious programs could then be used to collect personal data, hijack online…

Subscription A scam that lures users to unknowingly subscribe to a service that will automatically charge their mobile phone accounts or credit cards.  This is usually accomplished by taking Facebook users to a page that requires them to perform a series of actions that culminates into the user giving his or her mobile phone number…

Click/Like Jacking Yet another Facebook scam that at the surface seems relatively harmless. This type of scam involves luring Facebook users into clicking on a link that accompanies a message that friends have ‘liked’. The link would then take a Facebook user to a page where they will be asked to perform an action such…