US attacked Saudi Arabia and Iran?! Nope, it's just another Facebook scam
23.05.12

A new Facebook scam tricks people into downloading malware by using a fake CNN report about World War III.
If you see a post on Facebook that claims the US just attacked Saudi Arabia and Iran, don’t believe it. And please, whatever you do, don’t click the link. It’s just another Facebook scam, reports Graham Cluley at Sophos’ Naked Security blog . This time, rather than playing on users’ desire for free iPads and get-rich-quick schemes, the swindlers are exploiting fears of impending doom.
The nefarious post reads: “U.S. Attacks Iran and Saudia Arabia. F**k :-(. [LINK]. The Begin of World War 3?” The link goes to fake CNN news page, which includes a video. But if you click to play the video, a prompt appears on the screen, saying that you need to upgrade to a new version of Adobe Flash. Instead of an update, clicking “Yes” installs malware on your computer. According to Cluley, Sophos security researchers found that the virus installs the Troj/Rootkit-JV on Windows-based machines.
Source: Digitaltrends.com