A computer worm spreading on Facebook is stealing login credentials and associated email addresses acting as a back door to allow hackers to gain access to the infected computers, reports John Leyden for The Register. Experts from online security firm Seculert , who found the controller node, have supplied Facebook…
Malware Steals Over 45,000 Facebook Passwords
Like us on Facebook The worm also acts as a backdoor for hackers to launch an attack on infected computers and networks, and had previously stolen banking details. “With the recent ZeuS Facebook worm and this latest Ramnit variant, it appears that sophisticated hackers are now experimenting with replacing the…
Worm steals more than 45,000 Facebook logins
A nasty bit of malware making the rounds on Facebook has reportedly made off with the usernames and passwords of more than 45,000 users. Most of those affected by the worm–called Ramnit–are from France and the United Kingdom, according to a bulletin issued by security researchers at Seculert. It is…
Ramnit worm steals 45,000 Facebook passwords
A computer worm has begun targeting Facebook accounts and has stolen at least 45,000 login credentials from users, say security researchers. Although the worm, known as Ramnit, is targeting Facebook users around the world, most of those affected are in the UK (69%) and France(27%), according to researchers at Seculert….
‘Ramnit’ malware targets Facebook, steals 45,000 passwords
Jameson Berkow Jan 5, 2012 – 3:37 PM ET Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Comments Email Twitter Users of the world’s largest social network are at risk of having their accounts compromised by a sophisticated form of malicious software, security firm Seculert warned Thursday. Passwords belonging to more than 45,000 Facebook accounts…
Worm ‘steals Facebook passwords’
5 January 2012 Last updated at 12:55 ET More malware is worming its way onto social networks. A computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, security experts have warned. The data is believed to have been taken largely from Facebook accounts in the UK and France, according to…
Worm Hits Facebook, Steals Nearly 50,000 Login Credentials
Facebook has been quite the subject lately for all sorts of attacks. The latest attack on users, a worm dubbed “Ramnit”, appears to have captured 45,000 login credentials. While that number out of nearly a Billion users doesn’t sound too bad, factor in hundreds, even thousands of friends for each…
Saudi hacker steals 15,000 Israeli credit card details
Credit card details of 15,000 Israeli credit cards have been stolen by Saudi hackers. The hackers claimed that they were in possession of the details of 400,000 cards, but the Israeli credit card companies notified the Banking Supervision Department that the information was on a total of about 15,000 active…
Saudi hacker steals 14,000 Israeli credit card details
Credit card details of 14,000 Israeli credit cards have been stolen by Saudi hackers. The hackers claimed that they were in possession of the details of 400,000 cards, but Israeli credit card companies claim that they had only 14,000, or 0.25% of all Israeli credit cards. The Israeli credit card…
Calif. prisoner steals fire engine to escape
Associated Press SAN DIEGO — An official says an inmate escaped from a state prison in San Diego County by stealing the prison fire engine on New Year’s Day. Authorities are seeking 51-year-old Thomas Kelley, a convicted car thief who was jailed at Donovan state prison in November for a…
