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10,000 impacted by resurging Facebook color changing app scam

Softpedia - (International) Researchers at Cheetah Mobile reported that a resurgence of a scam that purports to change the color scheme of Facebook has affected 10,000 users recently. The campaign steals users' Access Tokens and then attempts to install a malicious fake antivirus program or video player.

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/10-000-Impacted-by-Resurging-Facebook-Color-Changing-App-Scam-454306.shtml

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