Death is a part of life, but the news that someone you know may have died is now being used against you. Scammers have been caught using it as a phishing lure on Facebook to trick users — and get them to hand over their accounts.
According to the cybersecurity company DataProt, the ‘Look who died’ scam is currently making the rounds on Facebook. Like other phishing scams, this one uses a sense of urgency to pique the curiosity of unsuspecting users on the social media platform.
