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14-06-2010, 06:14 PM
There's yet another Facebook spam application on the run.
It uses this string of text to lure folks: "I am shocked!!! The teacher nearly killed this boy: http://bit.ly/aWeBMl - Worldwide scandal!"
If you click on the link, you're directed to this application:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/facebook_viral_app_teacher_nearly_kills_a_boy.png
How many have clicked on the link so far?
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/bit.ly.aWeBMI.png
Almost 140 thousand.
Hopefully not as many people allowed the application to access their profiles:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/facebook_viral_app_teacher_nearly_kills_a_boy_permission.png
Updated to add: Now it's more than 140 thousand clicks and the applications page indicates almost 59 thousand active users. That indicates that about 40% plus of the users exposed to this lure are falling for it! On 14/06/10 At 10:10 AM
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It uses this string of text to lure folks: "I am shocked!!! The teacher nearly killed this boy: http://bit.ly/aWeBMl - Worldwide scandal!"
If you click on the link, you're directed to this application:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/facebook_viral_app_teacher_nearly_kills_a_boy.png
How many have clicked on the link so far?
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/bit.ly.aWeBMI.png
Almost 140 thousand.
Hopefully not as many people allowed the application to access their profiles:
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/facebook_viral_app_teacher_nearly_kills_a_boy_permission.png
Updated to add: Now it's more than 140 thousand clicks and the applications page indicates almost 59 thousand active users. That indicates that about 40% plus of the users exposed to this lure are falling for it! On 14/06/10 At 10:10 AM
**Hidden Content: Check the thread to see hidden data.**