A false rumor suggesting that Facebook is to start charging is being used to bait malware traps. Thousands of disgruntled users, angry at the false claims that a $4.99 a month charge for using the social networking site that will supposedly kick in have been induced to visit protest group sites in response to spam emails. Researchers at Recorded Future report a rise in cracked Cobalt Strike and other open-source adversarial tools with easy-to-use interfaces. Read the full article.
Source: https://threatpost.com/fake-facebook-groups-hide-insidious-malware-011110/73350/