Comments on: Facebook members hit by another phishing scam

Hackers break into accounts and send e-mails to Facebook friends, urging them to log on to fake Facebook sites and unwittingly give away their passwords.

[onehorn]

All applications should have been verified by Facebook in the first place--unverified apps are a major security hole.

[kcotham]

Where the heck is "im"?

[BigBlueMan]

I'm just hoping Mafia Wars doesn't get a seal so I can finally quit getting those darned invitations!

[kcotham]

Just block the application.

[Deaneh7]

There's just too many applications in Facebook. And with this other attack, I guess they have finally awaken to the reality that they have to do more on this issue. <a href="http://www.buyresveratrolinfo.com">DeaneH</a>

[myles taylor]

What's the point of that? Why would you want someone to give you their Facebook password? It's not like people have their credit card numbers on facebook.

I'm honestly asking BTW. I'm sure there is a very malicious reason for getting peoples' facebook passwords, but I can't think of one.

[Grumpypaul]

I'm guessing here, but maybe it's a "back door" way to gain personal knowledge. Not that people actually post secrets but they do inadvertently give certain things away in their posts. It might be to build ID theft.

BTW being a "older American" I tried and shut down a Facebook account after a week or so. I couldn't see any purpose for it at all. My life is my life and beyond posting to blogs or emailing I am not able to justify the "social networking" idea.

Hence my name...........

[cnetmeeterio]

Good phishing hackers or you have a good security mechanism on this website. facebook users are there for simple fun and simple recognition of real people that are not famous including myself, thats what a simple hassle free living in this world.

[Harrison912]

I'm on FaceBook mainly to socially market my safety and security web site so I'm always interested in what's going on there, especially security issues. Thanks, Michelle, for this report.

[istandonkids]

Maybe the crappy applications like that damn Mobile Phone iq test will be stopped. Notice how few crappy applications there are on the iTunes App Store? Why? Because they review all the apps. Facebook is the new Myspace...