Cyber criminals follow the crowds and are now targeting Google+, as the social network rises in popularity.
Kaspersky Lab malware researcher for global research and analysis, Fabio Assolini, says cyber villains are sending out fake Google+ invites that contain malicious links to Trojan malware.
The messages are said to look similar to genuine Google+ invites, and provide another avenue for cyber criminals to steal personal and confidential information.
Assolini explains that the fake invites contain an infected link that when accessed, redirects the user to a common Brazilian Trojan banker file - a .cmd file hosted at Dropbox.
According to Kaspersky, new social networks create a 'haven' for cyber criminals to roll out attacks, especially as these Web sites increase in popularity.
Assolini advises users to access Google+ on a secure computer, and avoid clicking on suspicious links that re-direct the user to alternative Web sites.
According to Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley, writing in the Sophos Naked Security blog, spammers are also distributing fake Google+ invites, which redirect users to pharmacy Web sites selling fake products. He advises that people be cautious of what kind of sensitive information they share on Google+.
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