There is a new threat to all you Facebook and Myspace users coming out of China. The device used to upload your pictures to either site may be allowing the perps to wreck havoc in that…
Attacks begin when users receive spam or an instant message with an embedded link, said Darren Kemp, the Symantec analyst who authored the advisory. The link takes users to a bogus MySpace log-in page, which tries to steal members’ credentials as it also silently probes the their computers for vulnerabilities in Uploader, Apple Inc.’s QuickTime, Windows and Yahoo Music Jukebox.
It’s the nasty Aurigma bug. Make sure you update your ActiveX control to Version 4.5.57.1!
Filed under: Internet security, Personal Id, Social Networks, privacy | Tagged: activex, aurigma bug, facebook, hack, myspace
