Malware Warnings on Facebook Prove to be False

A series of warnings making the rounds on Facebook regarding a Trojan worm called “Knob Face” are actually inaccurate, according to security researchers at Sophos. The actual malware, however, is much more serious and has nothing to do with the alleged warnings.

The warnings are actually likely to cause more harm than good, according to Sophos, which advises only sharing threat warnings after double checking the information with…

Company Distributes Malware Infected Cameras

Olympus Japan has issued an apology for distributing digital cameras with malware infected internal memory cards. An estimated 1,700 Stylus Tough 6010 digital compact cameras were shipped with pre-infected memory cards, according to researchers at Sophos.

The malware does not pose any problems for the camera itself but instead uses the USB connection to infect computers when the camera is hooked up.

“In other words, users are at risk…

Viral Clickjacking Worm Targets Facebook Users

Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users were lured over the Memorial Day weekend by a social-engineering scheme that allowed a clickjacking worm to spread quickly over the popular social networking site, according to Sophos.

The exploit works by presenting people with friend profiles that “Like” links with titles such as “LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS MESSAGE” and “The Prom Dress That…

Infection by Social Networking

The past year has seen a sharp increase in cyber attacks against social networking users according to a report released by Sophos. Users of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook have experienced a 70 percent increase in spam and malware attacks in the past year.

Within the past year, close to 60 percent of users of social networking sites have experienced spam attacks and close to 40 percent…