Bruce Baker

‘Bredolab’ Trojan rides fake reset messages, reaches at least 735,000 users

By Gregg Keizer

October 28, 2009 03:56 PM ET

Computerworld – A massive bot-based attack has been hitting Facebook users, with nearly three-quarters of a million users receiving fake password reset messages, according to security researchers.

The attack, which began Monday afternoon, according [...]

by Don Reisinger

A new variant of the Bredolab Trojan horse is attached to a fake “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation” e-mail, security firm MX Labs is reporting.

Some users are receiving the e-mail from “The Facebook Team,” according to the security firm. The sender’s e-mail address displays “service@facebook.com.” In reality, the address and sender [...]