Clicking on the bit.ly link redirects Facebook users to a page promoting a Facebook application called "Teacher nearly kills a 13 year old boy. SHOCKING!", which offers what appears to be a video thumbnail of the attack and the encouragement to "Click here, then ALLOW, to see the shocking video".


After all, you don't know what they're going to do next - once they have hundreds of thousands of Facebook users signed-up? The next spam they send from your account could be designed to phish your friends' password details or spread malware.
We can only hope that Facebook will act quickly to shut down this and other rogue Facebook applications, and police more tightly dubious activity on their social network in future.
If you were hit by this attack, check your privacy settings and remove the application from your profile. Furthermore, delete any posts it may have put on your newsfeed - so no more of your friends can be tempted into clicking on the link and falling for the same trap.
Bit.ly is already displaying a warning message to users who click on the link - it would be good to see Facebook also taking action to curtail the spread of this spam attack.
If you're regular user of Facebook, you should join the Sophos page on Facebook to be kept informed of the latest security threats.
Src & Text: [sophos]
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