With nearly 1.6 billion users of Facebook, it is surprising to learn that the social media website attracts the most tempted online scams. How to stay safe from fraudsters Facebook is very important that in a report made this year the Cabinet of Cisco technology has shown that Facebook scams are the most common form of online attack method, second malware via JavaScript. The scams themselves come in a variety of forms, and not all that easy to spot.
The most common and most difficult to detect if you are not completely tech savvy are the pages that advertise free flights, tickets or even simple questionnaires allegedly recognized brands. Qantas Air was apparently giving away free flights in business class, all you had to do was fill out a survey, but unfortunately it was related in any way to Qantas and instead crooks who used phishing techniques to acquire personal data. Criminals would set up these bogus pages, collect enough likes and comments, but the redirect link actually goes to a dangerous place where information can be compromised.
clickbait links, complete with cute animals and funny memes, the kind that garner clicks slowed, are used to lure unsuspecting. From that point, the user is exposed to viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, malware and the latest, ransomware. But first, the content will actually be harmless, it is only until the unit receives enough attention before the content is returned. Questionnaires and surveys are other methods to attract visitors, which involve the presentation of personal details in exchange for a humorous response or free gifts.
All scams necessarily lead to theft of money or identity, but even scams low level yet possible cause headaches. A quiz application, which collected more than 18 million sign ups for the terms and conditions clearly state that user details can be transmitted to third parties. The application also gained permission to access name, date of birth, sex, birthdays and lists of friends who could also be used for advertising purposes. This of course would be invaluable to the advertising companies and for more shady purposes.
To stay safe online, always be careful about the links you click, even those that seemed to raise hundreds of likes and shares. Another piece of valuable advice is that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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