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    New Facebook phishing attack designed to steal credit card information

    Discovered by Kaspersky Lab Expert David Jacoby, a complex Facebook phishing scheme first obtains access to a user’s Facebook account through standard phishing methods. Once the scam artist gains access to any account, they change the user picture to the Facebook logo or icon and alter the user’s name to “Facebook Security” that contains specific ascii characters to replace a few select letters. While pretending to appear as an official Facebook account, the scam artist initiates a chat dialogue with all friends to that account and posts a link that states “Your Facebook account will be turned off because someone has reported you. Please do re-confirm your account security by: ‘Insert Link’ Thank you, The Facebook Team.“ 

    The phishing link leads the user to a page outside of Facebook that’s been designed to appear similar to a typical Facebook entry form. The first page includes such fields as name, email, Facebook password, email password and security question. If a user enters all the information and clicks confirm, the next page asks the user for the first six digits of their credit card number to confirm identity. If a user continues and clicks confirm again, they will be prompted to update “Facebook” with current credit card information including name, billing address, full credit card number, expiration date and the security code that goes with the card.  

    Officials at Facebook are reported to be looking into this version of a phishing attack. Another recent attack pretends that Facebook has teamed up with Apple to give out free Apple products such as the iPad 2 or the iPhone 4S. Claiming to be Mark Zuckerberg within the Facebook message, Facebook users are asked to provide personal information as well as financial information to cover a shipping and handling fee for the free prize.  

    This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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    36 comments

    • John Smith  •  Los Angeles, California  •  4 mths ago
      It's not hard at all to spot a scam.

      "What's your bank account or credit card number?"

      There you go! That's a scam. When someone asks you that, it's ALWAYS a scam.

      "Wait, but this is from your BANK!" they insist. Uh, NO it's not. It's a scam.

      "NO, this is real, I promise!" they say. CLICK. Page closed. Scam averted.

      Here's a better thing to give them. A FAKE credit card number. Nothing will match, and the purchase will not go through. Can you imagine how angry the hackers will be?

      "God-dam(n)it! These people all gave us FAKE numbers! Nothing works. It was a complete waste of time. All that time and money we spent to get these 9,000 credit numbers. And, every one of them turned out to be fake! What the h@ll kind of people go around giving out fake numbers? Boy, oh boy, if this doesn't make you wonder what the world is coming to! There's just no more money in these scams, I guess!"
      • 11 4 mths ago
        How about we give them that guy from lifelock who always flaunted his info?
      • John Smith 4 mths ago
        Social security numbers are worthless. Crooks want numbers that lead directly to MONEY! That means bank account, or credit card. Those are the numbers they want.The BEST way to stop these people is to ALWAYS give out a fake number to everyone. Even if you're sure it's from your bank, give them a fake number anyway. If it turns out to really be your bank, they will call you back and say that you gave them a wrong number, and you will know that they have the correct number, and they really are your bank.If EVERYBODY started freely giving out fake numbers to these scams, then they would end up with a mountain of frustration and they would go crazy and start tearing out their hair, because none of the numbers work. That would really #$%$ 'em off! They would get so mad that they would throw the computer against the wall, and put an end to their stupid scams."Every god-dam(n) number turned out to be FAKE! What the #### is wrong with these people? I can't believe it. Over 2,000,000 numbers and EVERY single one of them was phony! Not one good number in the whole batch!""What am I gonna do now? I spent $30,000 setting this scam up! I expected to get back over a million, or so. Instead, I got absolutely NOTHING at all. This credit nonsense doesn't seem to work anymore. I don't know what I'm gonna do now. I guess I'll have to get a regular job now. That sucks!"
    • Mir C  •  New York, New York  •  4 mths ago
      I never click any links in Facebook, neither should you.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Even better? Don't have a FB account in the first place. People lived their lives before FB. It is possible.

        My friends relationship drama and pictures of what they're having for dinner. That was my FB experience.
    • Reine  •  4 mths ago
      You can't fix the common sense of the people who fall for this.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        And unfortunately these geniuses can vote.
    • Parcel  •  4 mths ago
      A fool and his facebook are soon "parted".

      Next!
    • anthony g  •  Encino, California  •  4 mths ago
      what kind of idiot falls for this stuff?
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        The same idiot who voted for Hope and Change maybe?
      • karen 4 mths ago
        Or an idiot that believes in magic,miracles and gods?
      • John 4 mths ago
        The same idiots that join Facebook in the first place.
    • expletive_xom  •  Surfside, California  •  4 mths ago
      hey Facebook make this stop....oh wait, Facebook doesnt care
      • Jay Ritter 4 mths ago
        It's not facebook's issue, it's the ignorant and technically inept public's issue.
      • Scotty B 4 mths ago
        facebook is behind it and taking a cut...lol
    • Scotty B  •  4 mths ago
      Really, there are still some out there that are dumb enough to fall for an obvious scam? If it is free people, why are they asking for your financial info, hmmm, ever think of that one??? Scams are so easy to spot if you just take a second to re-evaluate yourself, family and online actions recently. Then you will see you don't have a nephew stuck in Mexico needing cash wired to him, or that you haven't entered into any sweepstakes for a free iPas or iPhone. Use your noodle!
    • will  •  Fairfield, California  •  4 mths ago
      Things like privacy and stories like this is why I deleted my FB 6 months ago, and will never go back. Social media is bad. Why do we need to have so much in our lives. Simplify.
    • Gary P  •  4 mths ago
      A fool and his credit card info are soon parted.
    • anardun  •  4 mths ago
      Good to know. The more facebook tries to legitimize it's operations, the harder it gets to be to sift the scam interactions from the real ones. Honestly, the web is almost better when it's all just social and pseudonyms. Leave the real business in the real world or between people who already know each other.
    • John  •  4 mths ago
      Facebook is for insecure narcissistic idiots that truly have no life, but want to give the impression that they do.
    • oneeye  •  4 mths ago
      well good luck to them I'm so broke I cant even pay attention
    • Diana  •  Cedar Rapids, Iowa  •  4 mths ago
      Don't blame Facebook, people. I can't believe anyone could be dumb enough these days to give out Financial info such as CC or bank account numbers not knowing it's a scam. Wake up.
    • JD  •  Warren, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      My facebook account will be shut down? That'd be a favor!
    • R.T. Arcand  •  St Paul, Minnesota  •  4 mths ago
      Anyone so gullible to fall for that one is most likely already broke.
    • Runronnierun  •  Vestal, New York  •  4 mths ago
      same old scam, new technology. If you fall for this, you don't deserve your money anyway!
    • trickytrunk  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      i got a email about airline tickets and i did not click on the confirm tickets,
    • John  •  4 mths ago
      Google "Facebook funded by CIA"
    • Vargas  •  Naples, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      As long as people are so greedy as to want something for nothing, scammers will flourish.
    • BradyD  •  Little Rock, Arkansas  •  4 mths ago
      I dont give my credit card number to nobody, if you do your a #$%$
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