Ramnit worm stole 45000 Facebook login credentials

Most of us have encountered the nasty malware Ramnit.Recently the malware has been found accused of stealing away login credentials of about 45000 Facebook users.Most of the affected users are from France and UK.According to the security researchers the malware is ,as expected, capable of affecting the DLLs and HTML files of Windows.

The Securlet bulletin says, "We suspect that the attackers behind Ramnit are using the stolen credentials to log-in to victims' Facebook accounts and to transmit malicious links to their friends, thereby magnifying the malware's spread even further".Securlet said in its bulletin. "In addition, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the fact that users tend to use the same password in various web-based services (Facebook, Gmail, Corporate SSL VPN, Outlook Web Access, etc.) to gain remote access to corporate networks."

Moreover the security firm is also claiming that the malware has stolen Banking details of account holders previously.

Facebook has stated that they are looking into the matter. "Our security experts have reviewed the data, and while the majority of the information was out-of-date, we have initiated remedial steps for all affected users to ensure the security of their accounts", reported BBC.