Hackers take you details on facebook site and similar sites

Jacqui D · 12-16-2008, 02:59 PM

Beware when on these sites!

Hackers selling Facebook account details to criminal gangs - for just 89p a throw
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:49 AM on 16th December 2008
Comments (4) Add to My Stories Hackers are stealing Facebook log-ins and profiles and selling them on to criminal gangs for just 89p each, a report has revealed.
The infected accounts can then be used to to send spam messages - usually disguised as links to video clips or photos from family and friends - on to millions of other users.
Log-ins for MySpace, Skype and online computer games are also sold on to gangs for £1 a time, according to research by security experts Trend Micro.
Hackers disguise spyware in spam emails pupporting to be from a Facebook user's family or friends
A set of credit card details is sold for £25 while internet banking log-ons cost £35 each.

The scam works by a victim clicking on a spam link that appears to be coming from one of their Facebook friends or someone in their address book which lodges spyware in their machine. This then records all the information, including passwords, when they log in to various sites.

The passwords can then be sent on to money-laundering gangs who use them to infiltrate users' bank accounts.
Trend Micro said they reported a five-fold increase in internet scams since September as criminals take advantage of increased internet activity, such as online shopping, in the run-up to Christmas.

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Last week computer security firm McAfee revealed that Facebook users were being hit by a virus called 'Koobface' which seeks out sensitive details such as credit card numbers.
Koobface spreads by sending notes to friends of someone whose PC has been infected.
The messages, with subject headers like, ‘You look just awesome in this new movie,’ direct recipients to a website where they are asked to download what it claims is an update of Adobe Systems Inc's Flash player.
If they download the software, users end up with an infected computer, which then takes users to contaminated sites when they try to use search engines from Google, Yahoo, MSN and Live.com, according McAfee.
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson told The Sun: 'We give away a huge amount of personal information on social networking sites.
'Hordes of cyber criminals are drawn to them. Whether you're going online to use Facebook, or for banking or Christmas shopping, you should be aware that hacking and indentity theft tends to increase at certain times of the year.'
Mr Ferguson recommended using protection software, different password for different accounts and changing passwords regularly.
Facebook has told members to delete contaminated e-mails and has posted directions at www.facebook.com/security on how to clean infected computers.

12-16-2008, 02:59 PM	#1
Jacqui D Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kent,England Posts: 1,267	Hackers take you details on facebook site and similar sites Beware when on these sites! Hackers selling Facebook account details to criminal gangs - for just 89p a throw By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:49 AM on 16th December 2008 Comments (4) Add to My Stories Hackers are stealing Facebook log-ins and profiles and selling them on to criminal gangs for just 89p each, a report has revealed. The infected accounts can then be used to to send spam messages - usually disguised as links to video clips or photos from family and friends - on to millions of other users. Log-ins for MySpace, Skype and online computer games are also sold on to gangs for £1 a time, according to research by security experts Trend Micro. Hackers disguise spyware in spam emails pupporting to be from a Facebook user's family or friends A set of credit card details is sold for £25 while internet banking log-ons cost £35 each. The scam works by a victim clicking on a spam link that appears to be coming from one of their Facebook friends or someone in their address book which lodges spyware in their machine. This then records all the information, including passwords, when they log in to various sites. The passwords can then be sent on to money-laundering gangs who use them to infiltrate users' bank accounts. Trend Micro said they reported a five-fold increase in internet scams since September as criminals take advantage of increased internet activity, such as online shopping, in the run-up to Christmas. More...Internet Explorer users warned to switch browsers because of serious security flaw Superpoked and served: Australian court approves use of Facebook to notify couple of home repossession Last week computer security firm McAfee revealed that Facebook users were being hit by a virus called 'Koobface' which seeks out sensitive details such as credit card numbers. Koobface spreads by sending notes to friends of someone whose PC has been infected. The messages, with subject headers like, ‘You look just awesome in this new movie,’ direct recipients to a website where they are asked to download what it claims is an update of Adobe Systems Inc's Flash player. If they download the software, users end up with an infected computer, which then takes users to contaminated sites when they try to use search engines from Google, Yahoo, MSN and Live.com, according McAfee. Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson told The Sun: 'We give away a huge amount of personal information on social networking sites. 'Hordes of cyber criminals are drawn to them. Whether you're going online to use Facebook, or for banking or Christmas shopping, you should be aware that hacking and indentity theft tends to increase at certain times of the year.' Mr Ferguson recommended using protection software, different password for different accounts and changing passwords regularly. Facebook has told members to delete contaminated e-mails and has posted directions at www.facebook.com/security on how to clean infected computers.