Facebook security: 'Russian hackers pose biggest threat'

The most dangerous virus to have infiltrated Facebook was created by a collective of hackers from St. Petersburg, according to the social network's security team.

The hackers, known as the Koobface gang, sent Facebook users attractive invitations to watch a funny or sexy video. When the unsuspecting users clicked the link, the message appeared saying that their computer's Flash software needed updating. The "update" was in fact malware that hijacked the user's clicks and delivered them to advertisers, making the hackers money -to the tune of over $2 million annually, the New York Times reports..

The network of infected computers included between 400,000 and 800,000 PCs, according to cyber security firm Kaspersky Labs.

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[cenoge]

i just fell for it, crap, my computers dead now...

[theSicilianToe]

@ACatal1 crimes our government has committed. You are propping up the real evil in the world - fascist theocratics that want to victimize minorities and KILL people for their lifestyle. Who fucking cares WHAT reason were over there disrupting their governments. These governments dont deserve to exist.

[theSicilianToe]

@ACatal1 What fucking Zionists lol dude the Jews you mean that have been persecuted against by Muslims and Christians since these ridiculous religions came into existence? Read the Quran. You are sympathizing with a bunch of fucking retards that think the creator of the universe wanted a man to gut his kid to show his love of god, and who mandates that these people exterminate the Jews, who they believe are descended from pigs. U.S. and Israel are secular gov regardless of whatever

[ACatal1]

@theSicilianToe You are dumb fuck and many of us don't agree with your opinion because you show lack of respect to the truther. That's the freedom of speech.

[ACatal1]

@theSicilianToe This my country by my own ancestor who born here and died here, and you get the fuck out of here! You are blind & stupid, who don't have a clue who is really running our government, it's the Zionist who hijack the U.S. gov. and they don't belong there, you idiot!

[theSicilianToe]

@ACatal1 COOL STORY! Me too. GTFO of this country if you think its controlled by zionists. Leave. You have every right to your ridiculous opinion. If you disapprove of the country and its allies then get the fuck out and go somewhere you like, for example to a country where they will KILL YOU for opposing the government you stupid ingrate.

[ACatal1]

@theSicilianToe What are you talking about? I'm not a Muslim, you idiot! I have right of my own opinions, you piece of shit!

[theSicilianToe]

@ACatal1 stfu muslim piece of shit

[ACatal1]

We need those guys to stop the warmonger in the U.S. and Pentagon control by Zionist.

[iam1and1isme]

@Nikon05 but russian ones are the ones that fuck up the whole internet