Facebook account-stealing malware is rampant in Vietnam

SGGPO 08/23/2023 12:39 PM

Bkav's malware monitoring and warning system has recorded an increase in the number of computers infected with the Fabookie malware, which specializes in stealing Facebook Business accounts.

Fabookie malware specializes in attacking Facebook Business accounts

According to Bkav, in July alone, in Vietnam, more than 100,000 computers were infected with the Fabookie malware, which specializes in stealing Facebook Business accounts.

Fabookie malware steals through cookies and passwords stored in the browser, similar to other types of account-stealing malware. For most websites, if the hacker has a login session and password, he can change the password, thereby taking complete control of the victim's account.

It is worth mentioning that the Fabookie malware is also “designed” specifically to attack Facebook Business accounts. This malware will check the decrypted Cookie to see if the account is logged in or not, then use Facebook Graph API Queries (a method of querying data from Facebook) to query for more information about the victim's account, payment method, balance...

If the data block is successfully mined and the stolen information is from a Facebook Business account, the hacker can use the victim's account to silently run ads instead of immediately changing the password and taking over the account.

This helps hackers achieve many other goals such as earning more profit, using it for SEO (improving website rankings on search engines) for websites that spread malware... rather than taking over the account, which will cause an alarm to the administrator and disconnect the credit card.

Following the trend of new generation malware, Fabookie only targets computers running 64-bit operating systems and Bkav recommends: Do not install and use cracked software, keygens...; Limit the use of password saving functions on the browser for important accounts; Use anti-virus software, network security solutions to ensure the safety of personal computers as well as systems in agencies, organizations, and businesses.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ma-doc-danh-cap-tai-khoan-facebook-hoanh-hanh-manh-tai-viet-nam-post702710.html