- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001353.html
January 3, 2008 - " We recently came across a phishing attack targeting Facebook. Phishers are apparently using hacked Facebook accounts to post links to a fake login page on other people's "Wall posts"… The phishing site is still currently online. Be wary of clicking on those links out there, even if they seem to (genuinely) come from your friends! Hat tip to Techcrunch*."
* http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/02/phishing-for-facebook
- http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2206462/…t-adware-attack
3 Jan 2008 - "Facebook users are being warned about a new application on the social networking site that contains adware. 'Secret Crush' contains a download of the Zango adware program which automatically sends itself to five friends. It has already infected three per cent of Facebook users, over one million computers, according to security firm Fortinet*…"
- http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/art…ook-adware.html
4 January 2008 - "…The Secret Crush application, which at the time of writing has over 50,000 daily users on Facebook, invites people to find out who amongst their friends has a secret crush on them. Users tempted to discover more have to invite at least five other Facebook users to install the application before their mystery admirer is revealed… users are directed to an external website which invites Facebook users to download potentially unwanted applications such as MyWebSearch that will display pop-up advertising… Last year, Sophos published research showing that 41 percent of Facebook users were prepared to divulge personal information to a complete stranger…"
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/08/fa…s_secret_crush/
8 January 2008 - "Facebook has blocked the "Secret Crush" widget for violation of its terms of service, following a row about the use of the application to dupe users into downloading adware onto their PCs. The widget - which poses as a "Secret Crush" request inviting prospective marks to find out which of their friends might have the hots for them - acts as a social worm, prompting users to unwittingly download the infamous Zango adware application…"
