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Massive phishing attack hits Facebook

Hackers successfully stole passwords from some of Facebook's 200 million users.

By Jim Finkle, Reuters, 15 May 2009 at 08:11

Schnitt said that Facebook's security team believes the hackers intended to collect a large number of credentials, then use those accounts at a later time to send spam hawking fake pharmaceuticals and other goods to Facebook members.

The site fought off a similar attack two weeks ago, he said.

Hackers used a phishing attack last year to spread a malicious virus known as Koobface, a reference to Facebook. It was downloaded onto Facebook members' PCs when they clicked on a link sent to them in an email that looked like it had been sent by a friend on Facebook.

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I'm a victim.

So its true!!! I'm a victim. While I was trying to log in, my password didn't work so I change it. It happened to me three times already.

By janquit on Monday May 18

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By zebelHack on Friday May 22

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my password in Facebook is angelo7-but when i tried it maybe 5times still not working, someon changed my password in facebook

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By laki112 on Thursday May 28

What????

What should I do? I'm newbie in Facebook....

By Jimmy_G2009 on Sunday May 31

i want to hack a password

as they hack my password i want to do the same to then

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if anyone still goes on this, how can i download or install or whatever. or how can i get facebook pass hack 1.0.2 free?

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