Facebook spam attack results in graphic images for some users
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 by Tenderfoot
Facebook said a deliberate spam attack was behind a flood of graphic images that some users had reported seeing in their news feeds.
The issue, which first surfaced last week, had largely been resolved by late Tuesday, said Frederic Wolens, a spokesman at the company. Mr. Wolens said the attack lured users into copying and pasting a Web address into their browser with the promise of showing them a neat video or telling them who was viewing the profile. Instead, that Web site installed malicious software that began filling their news feeds with violent and pornographic images without their knowledge.
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The issue, which first surfaced last week, had largely been resolved by late Tuesday, said Frederic Wolens, a spokesman at the company. Mr. Wolens said the attack lured users into copying and pasting a Web address into their browser with the promise of showing them a neat video or telling them who was viewing the profile. Instead, that Web site installed malicious software that began filling their news feeds with violent and pornographic images without their knowledge.
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