Hackers target 200 million Facebook users
May 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Breaking News, Technology News, World NewsAround 200 million users of Facebook, a popular social networking site, were targeted by hackers, with internet fraudsters stealing the passwords of many members. Facebook’s 200 million users have been targeted by hackers in the latest “phishing” scam to hit the social networking website”.
The Internet fraudsters stole the passwords of a number of members on Thursday in a successful attack. These brought up fake Facebook log-on pages which requested the visitors re-enter their user names and passwords. Anyone who did so effectively handed the conmen the keys to their profile.