FBaction Facebook Phishing Scam

It looks like the Facebook stalkers just keep coming up with clever ways to always know what you are doing. An email has been circulating that appears to be an official email from Facebook, although it really isn't. The message contains a link in it that will redirect you to the domain fbaction.net. At that site, you are asked to login to your Facebook account, and it looks like a convincing login page. Of course, it won't log you into your Facebook account though. Instead, your login credentials will go straight to the sly phisher.

Again, it must be a stalker right? After all, I don't think scammers will be able to steal credit card information from a Facebook account ...

Facebook responded quickly to the issue. A Facebook representative said:

We are aware of this phishing domain and have already begun to take action. Specifically, we have passed the domain on to Markmonitor who pushes the domain to the browsers for blacklisting. They will also actively try to disable the site at the server/domain level for people who don’t have updated browsers. Our user operations team has blocked the domain from being shared on Facebook and is removing the content retroactively from any messages. They will also be resetting passwords of senders to remove access from an attacker. We’re also reaching out to the ISPs to get information and will attempt to build a civil and/or criminal case against the owners.

Google also recognizes the site as a phishing site, as you can see in the picture above.

So, don't click any links that contain "fbaction" in them and you'll be fine.

Baskin Robbins Ice Cream for 31 cents!

It's that time again for the random great deal from the Mobile Mogul Report. This time we have the ice cream chain Baskin Robbins selling any of their 31 flavors for only 31 cents per scoop! Money made will go toward a donation of $100,000 to the National Junior Firefighter Program run by the National Volunteer Fire Council.

This 31 Cent Scoop Night deal will last from 5pm to 10pm tonight, so get over there soon!

Want to find out more about Baskin Robbins promotions? Or just love their ice cream? You can follow Baskin Robbins on Twitter. (You can also follow me on Twitter for all of the latest in tech, with the occasional awesome deal thrown in here and there!)

Facebook for BlackBerry Version 1.5 Info!

Way over a month after MySpace for BlackBerry version was released, Version 1.5 of Facebook for BlackBerry is now here! Some nice improvements include BlackBerry message, calender, and contacts integration right into the app!



Get it straight from AppWorld or go to http://www.blackberry.com/facebook from your BlackBerry browser.

Want some more info before you download? ... Boygeniusreport posted a nice Facebook 1.5 preview.

Enjoy!

Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee for 50 cents!

Is it okay to make another coffee post? Please? I really do enjoy my coffee. Sorry for the tangent, but it does stick with the random great deals theme. For today only, Dunkin Donuts is selling small size iced coffee for only 50 cents. They are donating 10% of each purchase to Homes for Our Troops, a charitable organization dedicated to helping severely injured veterans.

Obviously only the participating Dunkin Donuts locations will have this offer, but I have never visited one that decided to be an outcast when it comes to things like this.

Craigslist Killer Caught Because of His BlackBerry?

In addition to armed robbery and kidnapping another person, Philip Markoff, who has come to be known as the "Craigslist killer", was charged yesterday with murdering a woman that he may have contacted using an ad on Craigslist. Markoff allegedly held a 29-year-old woman at gunpoint and robbed her at a Westin Hotel in Boston. He was later accused of murdering 25-year-old Julissa Brisman.

According to the Boston Herald, the online trail that Markoff left is what lead investigators to him. In pictures such as the one shown above, Markoff appears to be using a BlackBerry on-the-go. Being an avid BlackBerry user myself, that grip looks to be indicative of a crackberry addict thumbing away.

Oh yeah, Philip Markoff is a medical student at Boston University ... erhh ... at least he was. Wonderful.

UPDATE: Julissa Brisman was 25 years old, not 26.