Security News > 2016 > December > Six tips for practicing safe social media (Help Net Security)

With Facebook now counting over 1.7 billion monthly users and LinkedIn another 467 million, it was only a matter of time until criminal hackers turned their attention to exploiting social media as an attack vector. The current attack is being waged to introduce ransomware into these environments. Dubbed “Imagegate”, it’s a clever way of sneaking malware into your environment. It typically runs this way: While on Facebook, a user sees an Instant Message. It appears … More →

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