In continuing our research on scams that offer free followers to Instagram users, we found out that similar services for other social networks are also available online. Among those that we found is this particular Russian site that comes off as a one-stop-shop for those looking to purchase followers, likes, retweets, and other activities for…
Read MoreKarla Agregado
Fraud Analyst
Another scam site is offering to increase a user’s Instagram followers. Unlike previous attacks, however, these sites require payment – with the amount depending on the number of followers you prefer. Figure 1. Pricelist for Instagram followers Despite the site’s liberal use of the Instagram logo, it has nothing to do with the service. It…
Read MoreThe popular photosharing app Instagram is the latest social networking site targeted by the ubiquitous survey scams seen on Facebook and Twitter. This time, we found that these survey scams may also lead users to download an Android malware. I found the following accounts who wanted to ‘follow’ me on Instagram. This is the standard…
Read MoreIn the past few weeks, many WordPress blogs have been under a large-scale brute force attack. These attacks use brute-force techniques to log into WordPress dashboards and plant malicious code onto compromised blogs and websites. It’s important to note what these attacks aren’t. They are not compromising WordPress blogs using known vulnerabilities in unpatched versions; if…
Read MoreThe truth about the Facebook Profile Viewer is simple: it doesn’t exist. You can check every Facebook page or app available, but you can be 100% sure that each one that says “See who viewed your profile!” or “Who’s stalking you?” is just a ruse for Facebook users to reveal their passwords or spread spam….
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