If you see a video shared by a Facebook friend that features a porn preview and then, before hitting the money shot, asks you to download a Flash player update – run. Particularly if you are “tagged” in the post. Facebook “Magnet” malware spreading The latest digital scam involves hackers gaining access to unsuspecting Facebook user accounts and then sending messages to a user’s friend with a porn preview. When the user downloads the Flash player update, the malware then infects the computer to track its key strokes and mouse movements. The latest computer security flaw, dubbed “Magnet,” and in…
Malware Tags Facebook Users In Porn Post, Infects Computer
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.