Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accounts
The concept of building a fraudulent ecosystem by abusing legitimate services only is nothing new, and as we've already seen numerous times throughout the year, malicious attackers are actively embracing it. Bebo, the popular social networking site is currently under attack from spammers that are automatically registering thousands of bogus accounts advertising fake online pharmacies, with the campaign owners receiving revenue through an affiliate based program.