Archive for June 5th, 2008
Hacking/Breached Data at Facebook? (Updated)
Written by Vince on June 5, 2008 – 5:09 am -Facebook, what’s the deal? You sent me an email yesterday saying:
Hey Vince,
We have reset your Facebook account password for security reasons. You will need to use the link provided in this email to create a new, secure password for your account. Do not use your old password. In the future, please make sure that when you log in to Facebook, you always log in from a legitimate Facebook page with the facebook.com domain. To reset your password, follow the link below:
https://login.facebook.com/reset.php?email=vince.degeorge@gmail.com(If clicking on the link doesn’t work, try copying and pasting it into your browser.)
Please contact info@facebook.com with any questions.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team
Right off the bat I think “phishing.” It sure looks like phishing. So I examine the email header careful, the link carefully and do some research and it turns out to be a legit email - just a dumb format to do such a thing.
