More than 45,000 Facebook accounts have been hacked using the Ramnit worm, a computer security firm says. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
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…
Facebook Down: Worm Steals Login Info of 45K, How to Protect Your Account
Like us on Facebook The stolen credentials were used to spread the virus to other friends and to even attack the victim’s other web-based services, as many users use the same passwords for other services like their e-mail accounts and other social media sites. According to Microsoft, the Ramnit virus…
Worm steals 45,000 Facebook passwords, researchers say
A computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, security experts have warned. … View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
45K Facebook users’ data stolen by ‘Ramnit’ worm
Shortly after it started targeting users of social networking giant Facebook, a computer worm has stolen more than 45,000 Facebook login credentials worldwide. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Ramnit Worm On Facebook: Ramnit Malware Steals 45K Facebook Passwords
By Alex Madlangbayan on Jan 7, 2012 in Internet, Technology • No comments Ramnit worm, a well known piece of computer malware, has taken about 45,000 Facebook login credentials, according to reports by several international news sites on Friday, January 6, 2012. Facebook logo Image Credit: Facebook.com Security firm Seculert…
Facebook takes action after computer worm siphons 45,000 login details
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook has acted to stop the spread of a new computer worm that has stolen over 45,000 login credentials. According to computer security experts, the Ramnit worm has been spreading since April 2010, but was only recently adapted to target Facebook details. A…
Facebook takes action after computer worm siphons 45,000 login details
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook has acted to stop the spread of a new computer worm that has stolen over 45,000 login credentials. According to computer security experts, the Ramnit worm has been spreading since April 2010, but was only recently adapted to target Facebook details. A…
Facebook worm compromises up to 45,000 accounts
Thousands of Facebook accounts may have been comprised by the Ramnit worm, a security firm has revealed. By Matthew Shaer / January 6, 2012 A worm called Ramnit has targeted Facebook, according to one new report. Reuters Enlarge 0 A computer worm called Ramnit has been used to compromise approximately…
New Facebook worm threatens user security
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