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Facebook under attack through new phishing scam

A new phishing attack hit Facebook users on Wednesday (April 29th) with rogue emails arriving in members' inboxes with the intention of compromising their online security by stealing their log in details.

The fraudulent emails came with links intended to direct potential victims to a fake Facebook log in page bearing the domain name Fbaction.net.

However, the social networking site was quick to act and has managed to block the site after having it blacklisted, according to a statement.

"Our user operations team has blocked the domain from being shared on Facebook and is removing the content retroactively from any messages," Facebook said.

"They will also be resetting passwords of senders to remove access from an attacker. We're also reaching out to the ISPs to get information and will attempt to build a civil and/or criminal case against the owners."

Internet security experts recommend not responding to unsolicited messages to prevent the risk of being phished, as well as having proper internet security software to ward off other online threats.

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