This article on gsn.com is worth a read if you are a facebook user, jump to page 2 if you don’t want to read the techie stuff. The article gives 4 ways to avoid the exploit in Facebook spam attack and they are just basic common sense.
Here’s the link or copy and paste the URL below into your browser address bar.
http://gcn.com/articles/2011/11/16/facebook-spam-prevent-xss.aspx
Here’s a bit more background on the “event”. Link or copy and paste the URL below into your browser address bar.
http://www.infopackets.com/news/internet/2011/20111116_adult_content_infects_facebook_user_pages.htm
Stay alert, keep safe.
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