INTRODUCTION:

Facebook is a social networking site makes use easily to connect and share with family and friends

online. It allows users to share pictures, videos, music, articles and their personal thoughts and

opinion with how many people likes them. In Facebook phishing, users receive a message or link

asking for personal information, which may or may not look suspicious. This information provides

the attacker all they need to gain access in Facebook account. Receiving an email saying that there

was a problem in Facebook account and need to log in to correct the issue. These emails have a

convenient link to follow that leads to a Facebook lookalike site. Once the account land on the

imposter website and prompted to log in, the hacker harvests their credentials. Phishing is one of the

top cyber-crimes that impact consumers and businesses all around the world. It is the most common

scams on the Internet.  A successful phishing attack can have disastrous consequences for the

victims leading to financial losses and identity theft.

SYPNOSIS:

 Users were disturbed by random tags on Facebook from people with whom they are not friends.

Many users blame those people who tagged them in the malicious link. The incident happened on

April 20, 2021 reminded at the public and reported to the Philippine National Police Anti

Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) issued a warning on the users to the similar sites that incited

phishing scams. The publisher of INQUIRER.net reported that clicking the link could activate

malware that might installed in smartphone and other devices. The attack intended to see is what

they get until it enables the access of malware to the device. The worse with this method is it to get

personal information like password, bank account, email address, and other sensitive details.
ANALYSIS:

Malicious tagging gain control on Facebook account and send private messages and published post

with a link tagging friends on Facebook, people in their, and users who engaged with Facebook in

the past. The posts and messages could help spread the malware as friends are more likely to click

the link if it’s coming from the user. The people who tagged are the people might have engaged with

in the past through comments or Facebook pages. On Facebook account, posting spam or sending

undesirable messages and strange or suspicious log in areas are showing up in your account history.

On computer or versatile device, applications run slower or assignments take longer than usual to

complete. And web browser takes note unusual pop-ups or other advertisements merely not to keep

in mind seeing.

CONCLUSIONS/LESSON LEARNED

Facebook users have the option to adjust their privacy settings with controls on who can tag them on

social media. Notify the friend who tagged in the post and tell to run the latest antivirus software on

the device, also wise to change the password and activate 2 factor Authentication. Secure the privacy

settings by changing to “only me” who can see posts that were tagged. Think before clicking the link

sent in account or devices and set a strong password with combination of numbers and letters and

take advantage of security and privacy feature in social media platforms.

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