Was one of the latest posts on Lady Gaga’s facebook page after her Twitter and Facebook account had been hacked and several posts/tweets went out promising her fans iPad’s.
On FaceBook
Fans normally follow celebrities and fake links on celebrity events, news and rumours are popularly used to lure fans to click on spam or malicious links sending such messages viral.
Compromise of a legitimate site with millions of users is the holy grail of celebrity hacks as there is instant access to a wide population of trusting fans. In this case 100000 fans clicked on the links. The usual recommendation of think before you click holds no good when the attack comes from a site of high credibility. No wonder it caused Lady Gaga Stress. I am happy that her team has been able to quell the hack and remove the links.
I advised in my post “Celebrities at High Risk from Hackers” those big celebrities who use social media like Twitter and Facebook to interact with fans and hire media firms to manage these accounts, should ensure that their teams with access to the celebrity’s account and personal data protect its confidentiality through the use of security best practices.
I believe that the current Lady Gaga hack is an apt example of the risks celebrities’ face.
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