Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
Published: 29 Oct 2009 10:58 GMT
Hot on the heels of one fake Facebook email scam, a researcher warned on Wednesday of another such campaign in which users of the popular social network are being tricked into revealing their passwords and downloading a Trojan that steals financial data.
In the latest scam, a legitimate-looking Facebook notice asks people to provide information to help the social network update its login system, according to Fred Touchette, a senior security analyst at AppRiver. When the user clicks the Update button in the email, they are directed to a fake Facebook login screen, where their username is filled in and they are prompted to provide their password.
When that information is provided, victims are then taken to a page that offers an 'Update Tool', which is actually the Zeus bank Trojan designed to steal financial and personal data, Touchette said.
See Bank Trojan botnet targets Facebook users on CNET News for the full story.
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