{"id":24949,"date":"2016-11-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2016\/11\/01\/watch-out-for-facebook-private-messages-that-include-videos\/"},"modified":"2016-11-01T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:00:00","slug":"watch-out-for-facebook-private-messages-that-include-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/watch-out-for-facebook-private-messages-that-include-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Out For Facebook Private Messages That Include Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6026\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/WatchXOut.jpg\" alt=\"watchxout\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>File this one under \u201cpublic service warning.\u201d If you\u2019re a fan and regular user of Facebook, beware of a new virus that\u2019s making the rounds inside the social media giant.<\/p>\n<p>If you see a video on your wall titled \u201cMy First Video,\u201d don\u2019t click on it to play it. If you do, it will tag every member of your friend list, and place a copy of the video on their wall, making it the video equivalent to an email worm.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video doesn\u2019t do anything. It won\u2019t upload or install files on your computer, or interfere with your system in any way, but like the earliest worm emails, it can easily overload Facebook\u2019s servers and bring them to their knees.<\/p>\n<p>The company is currently working to remove all traces of the rogue video, but the simple fact of its sudden appearance should send up a warning flag to both the company and to its legions of avid users. This will certainly not be the last viral video we see, but next time, pressing play may do more than just place a copy of the video on the walls of everybody on your friend list. If the hackers can make that happen, then it\u2019s a sure bet that someone is already experimenting with more advanced and destructive functionality, and it\u2019s just a matter of time before they succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Even in its current incarnation, it can be potentially problematic for a small to medium sized business. Consider: If you use Facebook to promote your brand and communicate with your customers, and one of your employees inadvertently passes this viral video on to everyone who has friended you, it could easily generate bad optics and bad PR.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your brand manager and the people you\u2019ve got working on your company\u2019s Facebook page are aware of the video\u2019s existence, and stay tuned. The company will almost certainly be providing additional details about the video as they get them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File this one under \u201cpublic service warning.\u201d If you\u2019re a fan and regular user of Facebook, beware of a new virus that\u2019s making the rounds inside the social media giant. If you see a video on your wall titled \u201cMy First Video,\u201d don\u2019t click on it to play it. 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