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#1 mjs27541

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 08:49 AM

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     A variant of a Trojan commonly known as iBanking has recently popped up, and appears to target Facebook users who use the site on their Android devices.  Users will know they have been targeted by this malware if they receive a pop-up notification that warns them they must download and install an app "due to a rising number of attempts in order to gain unlawful access to the personal information of our users and to prevent corrupted page data to spread Facebook administration introduces new extra safety protection system.”  If the user then downloads and installs the app, the Trojan can then not only steal data from your Facebook account, SMS and call logs among other things, but can reportedly take control of the device's earpiece and microphone to capture nearby audio.  Nasty stuff.  Click

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 08:55 AM

Nice.  Surprised FB hasn't been targeted more than it has thus far....



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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:10 AM

Oh it has but apparently this one is unique in that it specifically attacks through Android.

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:15 AM

Sorry, meant Specifically the FB app for Android, not FB in general.



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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:18 AM

Should've guessed. I'm still in brain lock from my 2 hour meeting this morning.

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:23 AM

And the sad part is that the new changes to he FB for Android app that make it a lot more smoother and a lot less bulky and quirky have made me start using it again more - previously, I had given up on FB for Android b/c it was a battery hog and resource hog and FCd too much lol



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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:45 AM

I don't do Facebook. This site is the closest thing to social media that I do.
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Posted 30 April 2014 - 09:52 AM

I don't do Facebook. This site is the closest thing to social media that I do.

You and me both brudda! I only use G+ to allow my bowling app to connect so I can play against the SO. Now my dog on the other hand does have his own FB page but he's been a bit remiss in updating it!


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