Security experts says that scammers are using Miley Cirus as the latest bait to lure users for yet another survey scam on Facebook
Rogue applications on Facebook usually start circulating wildly through newsfeed.
The latest scam, according to senior technology consultant Graham Cluley at Sophos, comes with the message:
“OMG Miley Cyrus is caught smoking a BONG on video [LINK]”
As with any rogue application, clicking on the link will take the pages that will ask you for granting permission to an application and finally landing you to an online survey page.
And while you are stuck on the survey page, the application will be busy posting updates on your wall, spreading the scam among your friends in your network. And the worst part, such surveys can collect personal information about you which once collected is at the scammer’s disposal to use it in any way they want.
If you have been hit by such scam apps, or if you find some apps posting similar updates on your wall, revoke the permission granted to the rogue app and remove all the links from your newsfeed that reference the app.
Hint: If you are not sure about the name of the rogue app, look at the updates posted on your wall. For example,
“OMG Miley Cyrus is caught smoking a BONG on video [LINK]”
5 minutes ago via Caught on Tape
The underlined part after the via is the name of your rouge application.
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