Security researchers, working with law enforcement and Internet service providers, have disrupted the brains of the Koobface botnet. Late Friday afternoon, Pacific Time, the computer identified as the ...

A major computer security threat known as Koobface made its first appearance in the world of social media in August of 2008. The word Koobface is an anagram for "Facebook," flaunting the fact that ...

Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A new report has pulled the veil away from the Koobface ...

Just as a stand-up comedian carefully places his punch line at the end of the joke, I also usually leave my conclusions for the end of a post. Except for this time. This time, I would like to start ...

In any given week, I read at least a dozen reports and studies, but I seldom write about them because their conclusions either are obvious or appear slanted toward generating demand for specific ...

A new version of the infamous Koobface worm designed to attack Mac OS X computers is spreading through Facebook and other social networking sites, security experts warn. Security software maker Intego ...

The crew behind the Koobface worm, who have been quite open about their exploits and financial gains from their work in the past, now seem to be ducking underground as pressure is building on them in ...

A friend on Facebook suggests that you watch an amazing or funny or sexy video. The link may seem innocuous enough. But with a few simple clicks, you could end up infecting your PC with the Koobface ...

The suspected ringleaders of the Koobface botnet have been identified and appear to be five men based in Russia, with an office in St Petersburg, according to reports. "As in real life, a perfect ...

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