[Hidden-tech] Beware the Facebook thingy-dingy... Problems await

[Nancy Salwen]

So I'm not sure but I think I fell for this and responded to this  
evil email - do you have any suggestions about how to proceed from here?

Thanks!
Nancy
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 10:30 PM, Shel Horowitz wrote:

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>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
> I got this little nasty earlier today. It's very clever, looks quite
> authentic, and is timed to coincide with an actual major FB update.
> Fortunately, I was suspicious. And then I noticed the clincher--it
> went to one of my e-addresses that is not the one I use for FB.
>
> Had not thought to send an alert, will do so now.
>
> At 4:18 PM -0500 12/9/09, Michael Billingsley wrote:
>>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the  
>> member's area.
>>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>
>>
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> I know this isn't likely your area of expertise, but you might know
>> somebody in computer security (or cyber-terrorism) so please pass
>> this along.
>>
>> There might be a very new slave-bot operation starting right now,
>> out of server 193.219.117.80 - 99 (Grigorescu, Romania).
>>
>> The operation is disguised as a Facebook Login Update
>> implementation... very slick.  Facebook users will get an email
>> saying "In an effort to make your online experience safer and more
>> enjoyable, Facebook will be implementing a new login system that
>> will affect all Facebook users."
>>
>> The perpetrators are using TeamViewer remote access to breach
>> firewalls and slave unsecured PC's and Macs.   Blatant... and if you
>> don't know what this means, it means that they will plant a small
>> piece of seemingly quiet software in your computer making it
>> possible for someone in another country to operate your computer
>> while you're not.  They can enter it, examine the files, plant more
>> stuff and make your computer do their bidding.
>>
>> This may be the prelude to a denial-of-service-attack where somebody
>> needs a lot of computing power, and has hired Romanian computer
>> thugs to line up the processors.  I think a lot of money might have
>> gone into this.
>>
>> If you have access to any computer security networks (I don't) and
>> can warn folks, I'd appreciate it.  I could not reach Facebook
>> directly because they don't (stupidly) provide an access address...
>> as does Google... for phishing attempts, etc.   But this may be
>> bigger than that.  Facebook was just picked because it's so
>> ubiquitous, and these folks apparently want a LOT of fast personal
>> computers on hand for... uh... whatever.  It remains to be seen.
>>
>> Iran, perhaps - hoping to overpower its own external Internet
>> traffic?   Or somebody actually wanting to "stop" an entire
>> government, or maybe a "simple" widespread criminal enterprise.
>> Can't tell.   But my radar tells me this could be very problematic
>> for somebody - and certainly you if your computer is compromised in
>> this fashion.
>>
>> Don't respond to such a Facebook email, or click on the connecting
>> button contained in it.
>>
>> Michael Cerulli Billingsley
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