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Indianapolis – July 27 – Malicious tagging is a way of tricking unsuspecting Facebook users into downloading malware in an attempt to steal personal information from your FB account. The way it works: You may receive a notification that a friend has tagged you in a post. It may appear to be a video that some of your other FB friends are also tagged. When you click on the video it will instruct you that you must first download a Flash player before you can view the video. If the player is downloaded, the malware basically can take over your FB account, create another fake video and post and automatically tags your friends.
BBB® offers the following tips to protect yourself:
- Stay away from promotions that say exclusive, shocking or sensational footage.
- Be cautious of shortened links: link shortening may be used as a disguise to malicious links.
- • Don’t trust FB friend’s online habits: they may have not actually “liked” anything and may also be a victim of a hacked account.
- • If your account has been hacked, contact Facebook. The Facebook Help Center page offers remedies to several potential problems. For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/help/205730929485170..
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