Facebook Social Engineering Attack Strikes NATO

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http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/232602419

By Mathew J. Schwartz
InformationWeek
March 12, 2012

The top military commander in NATO has been targeted by attackers 
wielding fake Facebook pages.

Attackers have been creating Facebook pages under the name of Admiral 
James Stavridis, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), in an 
attempt to lure his colleagues, friends, and family into connecting with 
the account and divulging private information, reported The Observer 
newspaper in Britain on Sunday.

"There have been several fake SACEUR pages. Facebook has cooperated in 
taking them down… the most important thing is for Facebook to get rid of 
them," a NATO official told the Observer, noting that similar attacks 
first began about two years ago.

The fake pages are cause for concern for NATO officials, who have been 
turning to social media to disseminate more news relating to the 
alliance. In October, Stavridis used his Facebook page to announce the 
end of military operations in Libya. "First and foremost, we want to 
make sure that the public is not being misinformed. SACEUR and NATO have 
made significant policy announcements on either the Twitter or Facebook 
feed, which reflects NATO keeping pace with social media. It is 
important the public has trust in our social media," said the NATO 
official.

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