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Facebook Follower Scam Prompts Victims to Inject Themselves with Dangerous Code

More than 17,000 Facebook users were tricked by a bold scam that promised them over 100,000 followers on the social network and made them willingly inject dangerous code in their browser. Bitdefender has started to analyze the dubious profile promoting the scam after several Facecrooks fans complained about the social engineering trick. Hackers behind the scam could be of Turkish origin. Most users who fell for the scam are from Turkey or Pakistan and it is still claiming victims. Users are also lured with a scam that shows them HOW TO GET 999+ FRIENDS REQUESTS in ONE DAY”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/facebook-follower-scam-prompts-victims-to-inject-themselves-with-dangerous-code/

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