Facebook scammers have seized on the death of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs by posting malicious content claiming to be giving away free iPads ââ¬Ëin memory of Steveââ¬â¢.
The posts, which appeared online Thursday morning, have followed a spate of similar instances where the deaths of celebrities and well-known figures have been taken advantage of by Internet scammers.
Linking to pages which offer free products and prizes, the content is localized to where it is accessed from. The links have been clicked by around 20,000 Facebook users, according to Graham Clueley, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos Security.
ââ¬ÅThese scammers have reacted very quickly to Steve Jobsââ¬â¢ passing, showing entrepreneurship in trying to get money from Facebook users,ââ¬Â Cluely told Yahoo! News. ââ¬ÅThe cyber criminals are motivated by money, there are no depths too low for them to stoop. They have no qualms about posting this after the death of a well-known person like Steve Jobsââ¬Â.
ââ¬ÅThey make more money the more traffic they can direct to websites, driving people to become customers, or take online surveys and competitions,ââ¬Â he added. The money-making scheme follows a similar ploy on Facebook following the death of Amy Winehouse.
Full article: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/facebook-scammers-prey-on-steve-jobs-death.html
The posts, which appeared online Thursday morning, have followed a spate of similar instances where the deaths of celebrities and well-known figures have been taken advantage of by Internet scammers.
Linking to pages which offer free products and prizes, the content is localized to where it is accessed from. The links have been clicked by around 20,000 Facebook users, according to Graham Clueley, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos Security.
ââ¬ÅThese scammers have reacted very quickly to Steve Jobsââ¬â¢ passing, showing entrepreneurship in trying to get money from Facebook users,ââ¬Â Cluely told Yahoo! News. ââ¬ÅThe cyber criminals are motivated by money, there are no depths too low for them to stoop. They have no qualms about posting this after the death of a well-known person like Steve Jobsââ¬Â.
ââ¬ÅThey make more money the more traffic they can direct to websites, driving people to become customers, or take online surveys and competitions,ââ¬Â he added. The money-making scheme follows a similar ploy on Facebook following the death of Amy Winehouse.
Full article: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/facebook-scammers-prey-on-steve-jobs-death.html
