Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook

bigbazza · Mar 19, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G5A420100318

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.

The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new login credentials, according to anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc.

If the attachment is opened, it downloads several types of malicious software, including a program that steals passwords, McAfee said on Wednesday.

Hackers have long targeted Facebook users, sending them tainted messages via the social networking company's own internal email system. With this new attack, they are using regular Internet email to spread their malicious software.

A Facebook spokesman said the company could not comment on the specific case, but pointed to a status update the company posted on its web site earlier on Wednesday warning users about the spoofed email and advising users to delete the email and to warn their friends...
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Bazza

Mimsy · Mar 19, 2010

reuters said:

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.
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Imagine that.... rolleyes

DavidGP · Mar 20, 2010

Mimsy said: ↑

Imagine that.... rolleyes
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Indeed thats NEW.

Think news agencys are having a slow tech week of late, wonder they have not been mentioning the spam emails alleged from DHL that carry a trojan!

bigbazza · Mar 20, 2010

LMAO. :-D This is just the latest attempt by hackers against Facebook.

Bazza

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Mimsy said: ↑

Imagine that.... rolleyes
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Gregoryno6 · Mar 22, 2010

We've seen a couple of examples in Aus recently where tribute sites have been poorly administered and taken over by people planting some pretty disgusting stuff.
The hackers have twigged that Facebook users are not the sharpest tools in the shed...

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