E-victims.org: Facebook users targeted

Tony

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Researchers at several security firms have uncovered a spam campaign targeting Facebook users. The e-mails, which pose as communications from Facebook about password resets, contain a nasty downloader that ultimately makes users part of a notorious botnet.

Researchers at several security firms have tied the Bredolab Trojan to a spam campaign targeting Facebook users.

The malware is being blasted out by spammers in emails claiming to come from “The Facebook Team." Inside the e-mails is a message that the recipient's Facebook password has been changed. In order to get the new one, recipients are told to open the accompanying attachment containing the malware.

 Researchers at Websense told eWEEK Oct. 27 that they have observed more than 350,000 of the messages. On the company’s blog, researchers explained that the malware connects to two servers to download additional malicious files. Among them is Pushdo, also known as...

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Rachelle

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Can somebody please explain to me why people bother spending their time creating these things? What is the benefit? Why bother? Thanks.
 

Chutzpah

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To highlight the stupidity of the general public.

Although in all seriousness, the actually people acting maliciously might do it for their own ego within the community, or for profit. But there are actually a lot of people that will exploit flaws and then forward on their findings to the company in question or a security firm. They actually provide a great service that allows companies to plug holes that hackers might otherwise exploit.