How does phishing get spread on Facebook?

Remember the usual warnings we got from experts that deal with spam links over chat windows? We were always told that if someone contacts us and they are not from our contacts list, we should beware the links they send us. For this reason, it was always easy to determine when we should be suspicious of links. If it’s not from a friend, chances are it’s dubious and we should stay away from it. That’s not really the case with social networks as phishing attempts usually come from the accounts of trusted friends.

What is phishing?

If you’ve been around the Internet for a while now, you’ve probably heard of the term “phishing”. It is the process of shady people setting up a web page that resembles that of a popular website such as Facebook. This page tricks users into giving out their login information which is often used to spread the scam further.