Have you been hit like millions of Facebook users by a new phishing scam that can result in crashing your computers or mobile phones and steal your passwords? If not, beware, do not open the files ending with '.at' or '.be'The phishing scam is being run through spam messages which steals the sensitive information of the Facebook users.
In the attack, the messages are circulated with a subject line of 'Hello" and a prompt to check out 'areos.at'. The mails with the subject line 'Look at This" and links like goldbase.be, greenbuddy.be, silvertag.be, picoband.be which leads to some malicious websites, which if visited, could secretly download malware onto computers through a 'drive by download application.
The URL connectivity, before being blocked directs the visitor to a fack Facebook page and the mail ID and password are stolen as soon as it is logged in again.
According to the All facebook blog. Facebook, The password in such cases should be changed immediately. The site has blocked links to the new phishing sites from being shared on Facebook and has added them to the block list of browser.
