Scam Signature Message: This Stupid Girl got Caught Stripping by Her Daddy on a Webcam…Warning – 18+ Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application Trending: December 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: This is the main page for…

Scam Signature Message: ‘LOL!! This girl’s BF caught her CHEATING on a STATUS UPDATE!!! Scam Link: http://bit.ly/f9LbSB Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application Trending: November 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: If you click on this page,…

Justin Walker was living large in a medium security prison. He is serving a 30 year prison term for killing an Oklahoma Sheriff. Walker’s Facebook page is “Jus N Walk.” He has been posting status updates and uploading pictures of himself partying hard in the pokey. He can be seen with a bag of marijuana,…

OLYMPIA, Washington — Dameon Ray Parker, 30, has been arrested and charged with 1st degree animal cruelty. Parker allegedly lured a neighbor’s cat to his downtown dwelling and then repeatedly struck the poor animal with a dull machete. Parker then boasted of the attack on Facebook and offered the cat’s head as a trophy. According…

Diaspora, an open source alternative to Facebook, opened a private Alpha phase this past week. For those of you unfamiliar, Diaspora raised over 200k earlier this year from the crowdsourcing platform kickstarter.com. Diaspora’s goal is to be the “privacy-aware” social network. The timing of their project couldn’t have been better. They capitalized on the woes…

Scam Signature Message: OMG OMG OMG…I cant believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile! Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Rogue Application Trending: November 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: This is the…

This most recent attack technique appears as an arriving email but contains a crafted malicious link. The attack is camouflaged as a Facebook correspondence alerting the victim that a friend “commented on your photo”. Although new security procedures are being implemented to protect Facebook users, cybercriminals will continue to aggressively abuse this and other social…

Black Friday has come and gone. Shoppers continue to search high and low for great deals, and online retailers are gearing up for what hopes to be a record breaking sales season. There is a strong possibility that you will receive opinions and offers from your Facebook friends or pages that you have “liked.” So,…

Most survey type Facebook scams entice its victims by offering a peak at some sort of sensational content. Humans are curious by nature, so this is a clever ploy to trap the uninformed. Another nasty trick of the scammers was discovered this week. It is often a cat and mouse game between parents and their…

Safego is a Facebook application created by software security manufacturer BitDefender. Safego scans social networking profiles for malicious code e-threats, spam and other vulnerabilities. http://www.facebook.com/Facecrooks#!/bitdefender.safego. One staggering finding revealed by Safego statistics is that 20% of Facebook users are exposed to dangerous or malicious posts present in their newsfeed. BitDefender analyzed the user accounts of…

Scam Signature Message: Watch Miley Cyrus With Her New Boyfriend!! Wow She Went Too Far Scam Link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Watch-Miley-Cyrus-With-Her-New-Boyfriend-Wow-She-Went-Too-Far/177097462303923?v=app_4949752878 Scam Type: Like Jacking – Survey Scam – Trending: November 2010 Why it’s a Scam: Once you click on the Wall Post link, you are taken to the following page: If you “like” the page, you are…

Cyberbullying sometimes escalates to serious situations, especially if the victim is lacking information when it comes to dealing with cyberbullies. Below are some things you can do to resolve or at the very least limit the damage of cyberbullying: * Refrain from Responding: Defending yourself from a cyberbully attack may seem like a natural response, but…