Viruses via Twitter and FB

On the BBC website, there is an update in downloading videos that are said to be links to YouTube and Adobe downloads, but in reality they are trojans and viruses that hurt computers. (found from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7543014.stm). The article says that young adults are trusting on these sites and want to download them, but you should be very careful what you are downloading! It says it makes your computer like a zombie - very slow. Apparently it will only attack on Microsoft Windows platforms. (Good thing I got a new Mac! haha).
Although this is a very serious topic - students are very trusting in who they accept as friends on Facebook (it has been shown that people will add a friend even though they don't know them; they will add that person because of another mutual friend). Therefore, if they trust what that third person posts, they could be in danger of downloading a trojan that will track all of their information for a hacker to use. Personally, I have a FB page, but do not use it very often, much less download things friends have posted. So, there are some real dangers to using technology, and some lessons that can be learned/taught in a classroom setting about who to trust online.