Ramnit worm targets 45k facebook users

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A worm on Facebook targeted the usernames and passwords of Facebook accounts in the United Kingdom, France and other parts of the world. In all, 45,000 accounts were compromised, according to Seculert.
Microsoft describes Ramnit as “a multi-component malware family which infects Windows executable as well as HTML files,” “stealing sensitive information such as stored FTP credentials and browser cookies.”
One report says, of the 45,000 recently stolen log-ins, only half of were invalid or expired.

http://mashable.com/2012/01/06/ramnit/

Thought this was kinda interesting.
Maybe it's nothing but might be the start of more serious security issues on Facebook and how viruses exploit social media.

If this is more suitable in Security or Social Media, sorry mods.
Thought it was more general interest.

Ghandee

I thought Ramnit was one half of the joke, 'what do you call two Pakistani gays?'

The other half being Jammit?

EUSSR

Note to self. Don't keep important information in questionable facebook accounts. The Government has a back door into these accounts after all.

kev_like

I wonder how many of those were due to people clicking on those ridiculous links that you see spreading like wildfire each day, it's beyond me how people don't realise they're spamware -.-

racso1975

kev_like wrote: »

I wonder how many of those were due to people clicking on those ridiculous links that you see spreading like wildfire each day, it's beyond me how people don't realise they're spamware -.-

How was i to know i was not the 100,000th visitor that day!

Mr.Biscuits

Bet it came from Google earth.

Chuck Stone

Worms used to be such peaceful little creatures when I were a lad.

It's the youth of today I tell thee. Even t'bloody worms.

drunkmonkey

kev_like wrote: »

I wonder how many of those were due to people clicking on those ridiculous links that you see spreading like wildfire each day, it's beyond me how people don't realise they're spamware -.-

:rolleyes: http://cdn.smosh.com/sites/default/files/bloguploads/computer-guy-free-ipad.jpg

ImpossibleDuck

If there's idiots there to fall for it, it's their own fault :rolleyes:

Capt'n Midnight

EUSSR wrote: »

The Government has a back door into these accounts after all.

Our government, or theirs ?

sgb

Just wait for a call from those nice people in India, they will sort out all your windows problems