Fake Voting Facebook

Symantec New phishing website targets Facebook users

The phishers they are constantly thinking of something new to boost their chances of collecting sensitive information. OR Symantec recently noticed a campaign where data is collected through a fake website that suggests its guests vote. The malicious website asks users to vote on the question "WHO IS GREAT BOYS OR GIRLS?"
Symantec Fake Voting Facebook

The phishing page is hosted on a service that offers free hosting and targets Facebook users. The crooks behind the malicious campaign have made histograms representing the percentage of votes to make it more believable. The figures are false and are supposed to show the total of votes in the last four years.

Symantec Fake Voting Facebook login
Symantec Fake Voting Facebook login

The first page of phishing contains a button to start the voting process. After clicking the button, a pop-up window appears, prompting you for your Facebook name and password, as shown below:

Using poll voter websites is not uncommon, and you should follow the steps below to protect yourself

Check the URL in the address bar when you sign in to your account to make sure it belongs to the website you want to visit.
Do not click on suspicious links in emails.
Do not give your personal information to emails.
Do not give personal information to pop-ups
Make sure the website you are ready to give your details to some is encrypted with an SSL certificate and in has the lock icon, “HTTPS”, or a green address bar.
Use some integrated software s that protects against phishing and social network scams
Be careful when you click on links with tempting themes that come via e-mail or are posted on social networks

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