New Facebook Phishing Scam Targets Fan Page Owners with Fake Verification Program

Do you use a Facebook Fan Page to organize an online community group or manage your brand’s social media presence? Many companies, nonprofits and individuals alike use Facebook Fan Pages to communicate with huge numbers of people. Now, a recent cyber scam is exploiting popular Fan Page owners to hijack their accounts. Of course, Facebook phishing scams are nothing new, but the latest scam takes a different tactic by impersonating Facebook’s security team and hooking its victims with flattery. The “Fan Page Verification Program” Is a Scam This latest Facebook phishing scam pretends to be an official message from Facebook security, addressing owners of Fan Pages about a “verification” program in the wake of recent security breaches