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45,000 Facebook passwords stolen by Ramnit worm

45,000 Facebook passwords stolen by Ramnit worm Created by MG1 on Jan 06, 2012

It’s time to change your passwords again, Facebook users, because a worm by the name of Ramnit has entered the social realm through the social network with a capital F. Don’t worry though, most of the passwords were stolen from people living in the UK and France. That said, this worm has been around since as early as April of 2010 and has been transforming ever since, coming to Facebook after running through so many computers on the way that a July 2011 Symantec report said Ramnit variants accounted for a total of 17.3 percent of all software infections TOTAL. It’s time for some social fun! »read more

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