March 18, 2010, 12:10PM
Facebook Spam Tries to Phish Credentials
Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information. The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new login credentials, according to researchers. Read the full article. [PCMag]
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