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Group behind Koobface virus are Russian

article published on 17 January, 2012

Security researchers have unmasked the gang behind the Koobface computer virus. The group members are said to be "hiding in plain sight" in St. Petersburg, Russia. Koobface, which used Facebook and other malware tactics to gain "zombie" computers for a large botnet, has been around since 2008. SophosLabs, the noted online security firm, says the identities of five of the Russian suspects ... [ read the full article ]

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Well to be on safer side facebook user's should not get into these traps..
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