A simple link could leave you without the facebook password

PhishLabs security experts have discovered a new method by which users could be left without their Facebook passwords.

As we spend more and more time online, we have to make sure that our passwords are well protected. Despite everything, the risks have progressively increased in recent times, and hackers are betting a lot on the lack of user attention.

Beware of fake links that purport to steal your Facebook passwords!

This also applies in the case of a new phishing attack, which uses a padding technique on the links. In this way, attackers create false but credible links in order to trick users into clicking on them, and these attacks are mainly aimed at mobile users. On mobiles, the link bar is much narrower, and hackers make use of real domains within the framework of a larger link. The link also appears long with dashes so that the actual address is hidden.

Here we leave you with an example of a misleading link that could leave you without a password on Facebook:

hxxp: //m.facebook.com—————-validate—-step9.rickytaylkcom/sign_in.html

As you can see, the link starts with the classic Facebook address, although the actual domain the link points to is rickytaylk (dot) com. To take things even further, hackers also use other phrases, such as login, secure, account, validate , giving users even more confidence in the link.

If you click on such a link, you will be taken to an identical login page with the Facebook website. Simply entering your account details will put your account in danger, as hackers will quickly access all your information.

Facebook would not be the only target of these attacks, as there are also fake iCloud pages, according to fossbytes.com.

PhishLabs has mentioned that such an attack could be spread even via SMS. When it comes to mobile, many people take SMS messages as official, even though no service will send you login links via text message.