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Facebook Fan Check Virus scare leads to malware

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Searching for information about the Facebook Fan Check Virus can lead you to dangerous websites designed to infect you with fake anti-virus software. More information at http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/09/07/facebook-fan-check-virus-scare-leads-malware/

By SophosLabs

Tags : Facebook, Sophos, SophosLabs, anti-virus, check, fan, scareware

Bono of U2 exposed by Facebook privacy issue

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:51:01 GMT

Two bikini-clad 19 year old girls who partied with U2's Bono in San Tropez unwittingly allowed their photos to be viewed by millions of Facebook users because they hadn't set their privacy settings correctly. Learn more on the Sophos website at http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2008/10/29/bono-private-bikini-party/

By SophosLabs

Tags : Bono, Facebook, St, Tropez, U2, bikini, identity, privacy, security, sophos, sophoslabs, theft

Facebook revealed dates of birth of users, even if they are 'hidden'

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:50:00 GMT

Sophos discovers flaw which could lead to identity theft. Even if you had told Facebook to make your date of birth secret, it could still be viewed because of a security hole. Experts at SophosLabs say that Facebook appears to have now fixed the security hole (15 July 2008) Learn more on the SophosLabs blog at http://www.sophos.com/security/blog/2008/07/1578.html

By SophosLabs

Tags : birth, birthday, breach, data, date, facebook, fraud, id, identity, of, sophos, sophoslabs, theft, vulnerability