Facebook Ramnit Worm Swipes 45,000 Usernames, Passwords

Facebook users have a new threat to look out for. It's called the "Ramnit" worm, and it has compromised 45,000 user accounts.

According to Seculert Cyber Threat Management blog, Ramnit was discovered in 2010; the following year, the software was used by hackers to infect 800,000 computers and "gain remote access to financial institutions, compromise online banking sessions and penetrate several corporate networks."

Now, Seculert researchers report, the worm is targeting Facebook users located primarily in the U.K. and France.

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