Twitter and Facebook Phishing Scams

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​Social media is a prime target of scams. Stay vigilant on how you interact with the things you see on your social media accounts.​

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​Here are the recent finding from the Trend Micro Research Team on how phishing scams happen on these two popular social media platforms – Twitter and Facebook.​

​Twitter Phishing Scams​

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​Source: Twitter​

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​The verified Twitter account receives a message asking them to authenticate their account containing a phishing link.​

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​Source: BleepingComputer​

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​If the user clicks/taps the phishing link, they will be redirected to a fake Twitter Help Center log-in page.​

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​Sample phishing pages​

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​Facebook Phishing Scams​

​Scammers use chatbots to send phishing links to their victims. Permanent deletion of account is their tactic. ​

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​Source: HackRead​

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​If the user taps/clicks the Appeal Now button, they will be redirected to a fake Facebook page.​

​Source: HackRead​

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​Read the article ​​here​​ to be fully aware of their phishing schemes.​

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​Protect Yourself!​

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• ​Use legitimate browser extensions to avoid phishing scams.​
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• ​NEVER click links or attachments from unknown sources.​
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• ​Use ​​Trend Micro Check​​ to browse the web safely.​
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• ​Install ​​Trend Micro Maximum Security​​ for an extra layer of protection.​
  
  
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