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Facebook slammed for exposing alleged ‘Koobface’ computer worm hackers
London, Feb 9 (ANI): An Internet security firm has criticized Facebook for releasing details of the alleged members of a gang behind the Koobface worm, a piece of malicious software that attacked hundreds of thousands of computers through the social network's profiles. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full […]
Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Koobface?
Webopedia: "The name given to a computer worm that uses Facebook's messaging system to infect PCs in an attempt to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers." View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Koobface gang turns off command servers, as Russian police explain lack of action
The publication of a detailed probe into the alleged members of the Koobface malware gang appears to have had an instant impact. But there’s no sign that the Russian authorities are planning to investigate the alleged gang anytime soon. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Koobface Masterminds Named; Botnet Goes Silent (January 17, 18, & 19, 2012)
Five people have been named as the masterminds behind the Koobface botnet……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Facebook exposes hackers behind ‘Koobface’ computer worm
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Facebook has publicly identified a gang of five cyber criminals it believes to be behind Koobface computer worm, a piece of malicious software that attacked hundreds of thousands of computers through the social network's profiles. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National […]
Koobface Gang That Spread Worm on Facebook Operates in the Open
The Koobface gang, a Russian-based group, has grown wealthy by apparently spreading a computer worm on Facebook and other social networks and cashing in on various schemes. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Facebook to name and shame Russian Koobface gang
Facebook could be about to take the unprecedented step of distributing the names of the Russians it believes were behind the Koobface worm that waged an infamous botnet campaign against the site’s users from 2008 onwards. A report in the New York Times said that Facebook would today start circulating information on the gang to […]
Koobface Gang Operating in the Open
The men live comfortable lives in St. Petersburg — and have frolicked on luxury vacations in places like Monte Carlo, Bali and, earlier this month, Turkey, according to photographs posted on social network sites — even though their identities have been known for years to Facebook, computer security investigators and law enforcement officials. One member […]
Exclusive: How five members of the Koobface malware gang were unmasked
The in-depth story of how five men have been identified as part of the Koobface gang, in a detailed investigation conducted by independent researcher Jan Drömer and Dirk Kollberg of SophosLabs. A must-read! View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security