Researchers at NetWitness uncovered a 75,000-strong botnet that infected companies around the world. Among its targets – login credentials for Facebook, Yahoo and other sites. According to security pros, the botnet is part of a growing trend to use social networking sites as a stepping stone to steal valuable financial data.
– Researchers at NetWitness have uncovered a 75,000-strong botnet of
systems infected with the notorious Zeus Trojan. But perhaps even more
notable than its size is the data that it is targeting.
The botnet, which has touched 2,500 organizations throughout the world
and been dubbed “Kneber” due …