Facebook User Info Exploited Through Hacked Honesty Box Application
Facebook users have been warned about a spyware attack that promises to reveal hidden messages on an application that the social network offers.
The application Honesty Box, which allows users to send and receive “anonymous messages and discover what people really think of you”, has become the focus of hackers who want to steal Facebook users’ personal information for their own malicious purposes.
On Facebook the application writers promise that they will “never reveal who sent messages on Honesty Box”.
Hackers are now using Facebook’s promise to their advantage by spamming a fake program which promises to reveal the message senders’ identities to the walls of Honesty Box users.
Facebook sources have responded saying that the rogue program claims it will strip out the hidden data from your Honesty Box, then convert it into a name so you know who left the message. The program is apparently bound with a random Keylogger/Trojan/Virus of the attackers’ choice.
This could be a perfect setup for scammers to phish accounts then use those compromised accounts to spam the application onto more Facebook walls where new victims can be attracted by the lure of “really secret stuff”. So much for being “honest”! Only time will tell if these becomes true. For now, if you use Facebook, protect yourself by avoiding this application.
