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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Fwd: Beware!!! Cyber criminals target Facebook users...
Cyber criminals target Facebook users
Facebook has been infiltrated by Nigerian scammers and other cyber criminals who use compromised accounts to con users out of cash.
Now that even non-tech savvy internet users know not to respond to, or click on links in, emails from strangers, online thieves have turned to social networks and are finding it is easier to trick people when posing as their friends.
On Friday, Sydneysider Karina Wells received a Facebook message from one of her friends, Adrian, saying he was stranded in Lagos, Nigeria, and needed her to lend him $500 for a ticket home.
Adrian used relatively good English but, after chatting further, words such as "cell" instead of "mobile phone" tipped Wells off that she was not talking to her friend but someone who had taken over his account.
Using sites such as Facebook allows scammers to research and target victims more effectively and avoid having their messages blocked by spam filters, said Paul Ducklin, head of technology at Sophos Asia Pacific.
It is likely the scammer obtained Adrian's Facebook login details after he was infected with a virus delivered by email or in an infected web page.
There are a number of viruses which, once installed on a computer, send back to the hacker a detailed log of everything entered using the keyboard, including online banking details and passwords for services such as Facebook.
Wells played along with the scammer, who asked her to transfer the money into a Western Union account.
"Naturally I was concerned as, to all intents and purposes, this seemed to be legitimate," she said.
"I pretended that I would help, obtained all the details of where he was and forwarded them to both Facebook and the relevant authorities."
But while the Nigerian scammer used the compromised Facebook account coupled with social engineering tactics to try to convince Wells to hand over money, many are using compromised accounts to spread malware.
Typically, the victim receives a Facebook message from a friend with a subject such as "LOL. You've been catched on hidden cam, yo" or "Nice dancing! Shouldn't you be ashamed?"
The body of the message contains a video clip link that appears to go to a legitimate site such as Facebook or YouTube but, when clicked on, it takes the user to a bogus web page.
Before the users can play the video they are told they need to download a video player upgrade, which is in fact a password-stealing virus.
The next time the victim logs into Facebook the malware-laden message is sent to all of their friends and the infected link is automatically added in comments on friends' pages.
Other less sophisticated attacks on Facebook members use spam emails, some appearing to come from Facebook itself, to spread viruses.
In September security firm WebSense reported on spam emails, purportedly sent from an @facebookmail.com address, that tell the victim they have received an invitation from Facebook to add a friend.
"The spammers included a zip attachment that purports to contain a picture in order to entice the recipient to double-click on it. The attached file is actually a Trojan horse," WebSense said.
Facebook has been infiltrated by Nigerian scammers and other cyber criminals who use compromised accounts to con users out of cash.
Now that even non-tech savvy internet users know not to respond to, or click on links in, emails from strangers, online thieves have turned to social networks and are finding it is easier to trick people when posing as their friends.
On Friday, Sydneysider Karina Wells received a Facebook message from one of her friends, Adrian, saying he was stranded in Lagos, Nigeria, and needed her to lend him $500 for a ticket home.
Adrian used relatively good English but, after chatting further, words such as "cell" instead of "mobile phone" tipped Wells off that she was not talking to her friend but someone who had taken over his account.
Using sites such as Facebook allows scammers to research and target victims more effectively and avoid having their messages blocked by spam filters, said Paul Ducklin, head of technology at Sophos Asia Pacific.
It is likely the scammer obtained Adrian's Facebook login details after he was infected with a virus delivered by email or in an infected web page.
There are a number of viruses which, once installed on a computer, send back to the hacker a detailed log of everything entered using the keyboard, including online banking details and passwords for services such as Facebook.
Wells played along with the scammer, who asked her to transfer the money into a Western Union account.
"Naturally I was concerned as, to all intents and purposes, this seemed to be legitimate," she said.
"I pretended that I would help, obtained all the details of where he was and forwarded them to both Facebook and the relevant authorities."
But while the Nigerian scammer used the compromised Facebook account coupled with social engineering tactics to try to convince Wells to hand over money, many are using compromised accounts to spread malware.
Typically, the victim receives a Facebook message from a friend with a subject such as "LOL. You've been catched on hidden cam, yo" or "Nice dancing! Shouldn't you be ashamed?"
The body of the message contains a video clip link that appears to go to a legitimate site such as Facebook or YouTube but, when clicked on, it takes the user to a bogus web page.
Before the users can play the video they are told they need to download a video player upgrade, which is in fact a password-stealing virus.
The next time the victim logs into Facebook the malware-laden message is sent to all of their friends and the infected link is automatically added in comments on friends' pages.
Other less sophisticated attacks on Facebook members use spam emails, some appearing to come from Facebook itself, to spread viruses.
In September security firm WebSense reported on spam emails, purportedly sent from an @facebookmail.com address, that tell the victim they have received an invitation from Facebook to add a friend.
"The spammers included a zip attachment that purports to contain a picture in order to entice the recipient to double-click on it. The attached file is actually a Trojan horse," WebSense said.
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Fwd: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Movie Premiere
Hi Nuffnangers,
Do you have any loved ones whom you wish to express your undying love for? Do you wish to dedicate a special love song for the people you love?
NOW, this is your chance to do so and at the same time get to win a pair of movie tickets!
In collaboration with Sony Pictures, Nuffnang is holding a movie screening of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist exclusively for Nuffnangers.
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Date: 3rd December 2008, Wednesday
Screen Time: 7:15pm
Venue: The Cathay
Step 1: Do a blog post on the following:
Simply come out with a short song playlist and how it relates to your loved ones or dedicate a short playlist to the person you love on your blog.
Step 2: Link!
End your blog post with the following link: http://nicknorah.com.sg with the message “Movie opening 11th Dec!â€
Submission:
Please send your blog permalink to nicknorah@nuffnang.com together with your name and contact details.
Deadline: 30th November 2008
Cheers,
Nuffnang team
Do you have any loved ones whom you wish to express your undying love for? Do you wish to dedicate a special love song for the people you love?
NOW, this is your chance to do so and at the same time get to win a pair of movie tickets!
In collaboration with Sony Pictures, Nuffnang is holding a movie screening of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist exclusively for Nuffnangers.
Date: 3rd December 2008, Wednesday
Screen Time: 7:15pm
Venue: The Cathay
Step 1: Do a blog post on the following:
Simply come out with a short song playlist and how it relates to your loved ones or dedicate a short playlist to the person you love on your blog.
Step 2: Link!
End your blog post with the following link: http://nicknorah.com.sg with the message “Movie opening 11th Dec!â€
Submission:
Please send your blog permalink to nicknorah@nuffnang.com together with your name and contact details.
Deadline: 30th November 2008
Cheers,
Nuffnang team
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Fwd: Spend-and-Win with Credit Cards
HSBC Card (http://www.hsbc.com.sg/1/2/home#)
Spend S$3,000 and get a free Olympus digital camera*
HSBC is giving away 2,000 Olympus digital camera*, just so you can capture all those priceless moments! All you have to do is spend a minimum of S$3,000 on your HSBC credit card from 1 November to 31 December 2008 and simply SMS in between 5 January 2009, 9am and 11 January 2009, 11.59pm to redeem this festive giveaway.
DINERS Card (http://www.dinersclub.com.sg/en/promotion/cnr/cnr.asp)
AMEX Platinum
Spend & be rewarded with an exclusive Aigner timepiece worth at S$850
Use your American Express Platinum Credit Card for all your purchases. Simply spend $5,000* in your first year of Cardmembership and this exquisite Aigner timepiece worth S$850 is yours.
STANDARD CHARTERED
Spend now and win a Sony 46" V-series BRAVIA Full HD LCD TV and DVD Home Theatre System or a Sony VAIO Notebook with your Standard Chartered Card Everyone is a winner! Spend now, send an sms on the specific date and win! Simply charge everything to your Standard Chartered Credit, Debit or MANHATTAN card from now to 31 January 2009
To enter Festive Draw, simply send an SMS:space<16-digit> to 78722, for example: WIN 4508123456789000.
Spend S$3,000 and get a free Olympus digital camera*
DINERS Card (http://www.dinersclub.com.sg/en/promotion/cnr/cnr.asp)
How to Redeem:
- Charge a minimum of $5,000 from 1 November 2008 to 31 January 2009.
- Complete the redemption form and send together with the original charge slip(s) latest by 8 February 2009 to:
Charge & Be Rewarded
Benefits & Communications Department
Diners Club (S) Pte Ltd
7500-E Beach Road, The Plaza #03-201, S(199595) - Gift Collection Letter will be sent to Cardmembers upon successful processing, on a first-come-first-served basis
- Gift is to be collected with the original Gift Collection Letter and Diners Club Card at Diners Club (S) Pte Ltd at 7500-E Beach Road #03-201 The Plaza Singapore 199595 starting 2 December 2008.
Terms & Conditions • Strictly limited to one gift per Cardmember per NRIC, during the promotion period • Valid for purchases charged to your Diners Club Credit/Charge Card made from 1 Novemeber 2008 to 31 January 2009; • Annual fees, cash advances, ReadyCA$H, road tax payments, finance and service charges, recurring charges and existing instalment charges on your Credit/Charge Card Statement are NOT applicable for this promotion • Valid for personal cards only; NOT valid for Corporate Cards, TMP and Lodged Accounts • Valid for new instalment/insurance plan(s) that starts within qualifying period from 1 November 2008 to 31 January 2009; the amount qualified is based on the instalment payable during the qualifying period and NOT the full purchase value • Minimum amount of $5,000 must be charged to the Diners Club Card • No limitations to the number of charge slips combined for each redemption; all charge slips can only be used once • Redemption Form and original charge slips are to be sent to Diners Club latest by 8 February 2009 • Only Redemption Form and original charge slips will be accepted • Proof of postage is not proof of receipt • Please allow up to 10 working days for processing • Gift is to be collected at Diners Club Office starting 2 December 2008 • The original Gift Collection Letter and the Diners Club Card must be presented for verification upon redemption of gift • Gift is valid while stocks last and on a first-come-first served basis • Gift must be taken as provided and is not transferable or exchangeable in part or in whole for cash • Only accounts that are valid and non-delinquent over the entire promotional period and at time of fulfilment will be eligible for the gift • Diners Club reserves the right to charge the full retail value of the gift should the card transaction be cancelled or void, or the redemption repeated • Diners Club reserves the right to vary or substitute the gift with another gift of similar value at its absolute discretion • Diners Club is not the supplier of the gift and makes no representation to the quality of the goods provided • Diners Club may vary, delete or add to any of these Terms & Conditions,or withdraw, suspend or discontinue the promotion at any time without prior notice or liability to any person(s) • In the event of any disputes, the decision of Diners Club is final and no correspondence will be entertained
AMEX Platinum
Spend & be rewarded with an exclusive Aigner timepiece worth at S$850
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Use your American Express Platinum Credit Card for all your purchases. Simply spend $5,000* in your first year of Cardmembership and this exquisite Aigner timepiece worth S$850 is yours.
Terms and Conditions apply.
* Aigner Timepiece Terms and Condtions |
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STANDARD CHARTERED
Spend now and win a Sony 46" V-series BRAVIA Full HD LCD TV and DVD Home Theatre System or a Sony VAIO Notebook with your Standard Chartered Card Everyone is a winner! Spend now, send an sms on the specific date and win! Simply charge everything to your Standard Chartered Credit, Debit or MANHATTAN card from now to 31 January 2009
To enter Festive Draw, simply send an SMS:
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Fwd: Sexiest Woman (Belly Button) Alive - Karolina Kurkova
She may has been voted sexiest woman but the talk about her belly button goes on...
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