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Earlier this week, we first posted our usual warning about the spike in Koobface threats that our ThreatFire users were seeing. That post set off some interest in the worm again. The last spike in the worm coincided with Dancho … Continue reading
Koobface is a network worm that tries to propagate using social engineering techniques. While it mainly targets the popular social-networking site “Facebook”, it also targets other sites such as “Twitter” and “MySpace” as the vector for infection. On … Continue reading
The Koobface gang’s changing tricks and longevity are noted at a recent USAToday article. They’ve recently upped their activity on a major social networking site and user infections appear to have a quick jump. The current theme has been effective … Continue reading
