The most popular & biggest online social network, Facebook, is facing a new threat from a virus that is capable of stealing passwords and other sensitive information from user accounts. Antivirus company McAfee has confirmed that the Facebook has been hit by this virus. Facebook declares this virus as highly vulnerable because it could put all the 400++ million accounts at danger.
The virus comes through an email, informing the specific user password has been reset due to some technical reasons. This email claims all Facebook accounts are going through the same thing as well. User is asked to download the attachment which contains the so-called new login details. Upon opening the document, a group of Trojans is unleashed, sniffing for your password.
The anti-virus company McAfee reported:
This threat is potentially very dangerous considering that there are over 350 million Facebook users who could fall for this scam.
This is pretty common for well known social networking site like Facebook to be targeted by hackers. According to McAfee, it is estimated tens of thousands of emails was already sent worldwide primarily targeting users from Europe and the United States.
If you receive an email that reads something like “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Customer Support”, please DON’T OPEN it and please instantly delete the email upon receiving the email.
