What is a FB starter? A Facebook Phishing attack by FB starter (FBstarter.com) is underway says reports. Fbaction.net’s phishing attack was reported less than 24 hours ago by LALATE.

As to Fbaction.net, Facebook had said:

We are aware of this phishing domain and have already begun to take action. Specifically, we have passed the domain on to Markmonitor who pushes the domain to the browsers for blacklisting. They will also actively try to disable the site at the server/domain level for people who don’t have updated browsers. Our user operations team has blocked the domain from being shared on Facebook and is removing the content retroactively from any messages. They will also be resetting passwords of senders to remove access from an attacker. We’re also reaching out to the ISPs to get information and will attempt to build a civil and/or criminal case against the owners.

Now FBstarter.com is sending messages. A new report moment ago says a similar attack is being sent by fbstarter.com. Tidbits describes the message being sent:

However, a [Facebook] message this morning, from someone I knew in high school but haven’t otherwise spoken to in 25 years, was a bit different than the norm. The message merely said, “Look at this!” and gave a link to “fbstarter.com”.

… I discovered that Facebook is being used to send phishing attacks. Neither the fbstarter.com nor another domain being used, fbaction.net, are dangerous, but both will try to steal your login credentials so your account can be used to launch future attacks. If you use the same login credentials on other sites, I strongly encourage you to change your passwords as well.

Facbeook has not yet issued a statement about fbstarter.com confirms Tidbits:

None of the coverage I saw mentioned the fbstarter.com domain, so it appears that the attackers can easily tweak the attack. Now the entire situation may devolve into a game of whack-a-mole, as the attackers come up with new phishing attempts and Facebook blocks them.

Yesterday, Techcrunch describes the fbaction.net message, similar to today’s fbstarter.com message:

YOURFRIEND sent you a message.

Subject: Hello

“Visit http://www.facebook.com/l/4253f;http://fbaction.net/”

Remember: Do not enter your Facebook password if the above url is not facebook.

For more on the fbaction.net attack yesterday, click here

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PHOTOS! Here again are pictures of Rielle Hunter. The Elizabeth Edwards book does reference Rielle Hunter’s John Edwards affair, as LALATE first reported this year.

Today, Elizabeth Edwards’ book Resilience gave excerpts to press. Below are pictures of Hunter broke exclusively by LALATE months ago:

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Back in January, LALATE told you the book’s official description is “an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life’s biggest challenges.” Then, Edwards’ rep told press the book would discuss the Rielle Hunter “affair and how she experienced it.”

John Edwards has said of his affair:

“Two years ago I made a very serious mistake which fed a self-focus, an egotism, a narcissism that leads you to believe that you can do whatever you want.”

Now today Elizabeth Edwards’ rep says that upon hearing news of the above affair, Elizabeth vomited in the bathroom. She says John confessed of his affair to her just days before he declared his 2006 presidential run. She told him to drop out but he refused.

Reports today say Edwards discusses in the book the affair in detail but doesn’t mention Hunter by namebut says she is “pathetic.”

The book drops May 12.

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60% of Twitter users are leaving 30 days after signing up, claims a Nielsen Online report. Twitter users leave at a rate substantially worse than Facebook and Myspace during its growth period, claims Nielsen.

But is the report accurate?

The report looks at retention rates – how many people stay with Twitter 30 days after signing up – compared to Myspace and Facebook during their growth periods. And the numbers are horrible.

Neilsen claims that 70% of persons stayed with Myspace and Facebook 30 days after joining during the companies’ growth periods, but that at Twitter that number was only 30% recently and now is still at only 40%.

But some question how the statistics may be derived. Ian Paul of PC World finds uncertainty:

While these numbers may sound troubling for Twitter’s future, I think Nielsen could be way off base with this report. …. The reason is that unlike other social networks, Twitter’s primary use is not really as a Website but an Internet-based communications service. That may sound like Web 2.0 nonsense, but consider that once you’ve signed up for Twitter on its Website you could, theoretically, never visit Twitter via a Web browser again. That’s a gigantic difference when you compare Twitter to Facebook and MySpace. … So before we start writing Twitter off as a fad, Nielsen needs to explain how it compiled its data and whether it considered Twitter’s open API in its research.

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Washington State officials confirm six probable cases of swine flu. Washington swine flu probable cases were broke late Wednesday by health officials.

Unlike other states that often not told press a) how many cases nor b) what part of the state the persons reside, Washington was very forthcoming and indicated six cases, three in King County (that comprises Seattle) two in Snohomish County, and one in Spokane County.

As usual, the officials are reportedly awaiting confirmation from CDC.

Several states this week have absolutely withheld data to press as it breaks, not even telling you the ages of the persons. Not the case in Washington State which tonight names:

1. King County case – 11 year old boy from Seattle
2. King County case – 27 year old man from Seattle
3. King County – family of four
4. Snohomish County – 6 year old
5. Snohomish – 34 year old

State Secretary of Health Mary Selecky told press today:

“We need the people of our state to help prevent the spread of germs by covering their coughs and staying home if they’re sick.”

For continuing coverage of Swine Flu cases on LALATE click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/health.

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VIDEO! Here is video of Taylor Hick’s performing 7 Mile Breakdown. Taylor Hicks delivers 7 Mile Breakdown on American Idol’s results night Wednesday.

Taylor’s song is actually pretty good.

In tonight’s results, Matt Giraud got sent home. Do you think it’s going to come down to Danny and Adam Lambert for the final two?

Watch video below of Taylor Hick’s 7 Mile Breakdown below.

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