Hacker claims that they has stole Facebook user information

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November 8 news, according to foreign media reports, vancouver, Canada, British Columbia University researchers developed four hacker software “social robot (socialbots)”, success to steal Facebook mass user data.

In traditional botnet, hackers use computer virus infection after the remote control, steal victims computer data, or the use of the infected computers send junk information implement more attacks. “Social robot” is completely simulation Facebook users real operation, automatic hypothesis user name and avatar, random send friends application.

Researchers will 102 social robot used in experiments, by “the robot” to other robots send command. Robots sent a friend every day 25 application, the experiment for more than eight weeks, robot to 8570 Facebook account in total sent friends application, 3055 a user acceptance of the application. The researchers found that the number of Facebook friends more users are more likely to accept false friends application.

After the end of experiment, the researchers say they have stolen 46500 email address and 14500 families address.

The experiment report will be held next month in Florida’s Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (Annual Computer Security Applications Conference) released on Friday. The report says the “due to social robot for social network for penetration, they can steal more data, including E-mail address, phone number and other personal information.”

“Social robot” more and more be criminals to cluster of garbage information. At least 29 dollars in online price.

Facebook responded that experiment is not practical, the experiment USES IP address from the university safety, and hackers use IP address is cause for alarm. And most false account has been sealed.

Facebook spokesman said, “we have investigation false account and prevent the theft of information system of the large, and often update system, improving effect, and constantly solve new attack.”

But the researchers estimate, the real networks malicious attack success rate of 80%. Social media such as Facebook security system is not enough to detect and prevent the virus and mass. According to social networking sites large-scale hacker attacks just future network threats, provide security for millions of active users of the social networking site is the top priority

November 8 news, according to foreign media reports, vancouver, Canada, British Columbia University researchers developed four hacker software “social robot (socialbots)”, success to steal Facebook mass user data.

In traditional botnet, hackers use computer virus infection after the remote control, steal victims computer data, or the use of the infected computers send junk information implement more attacks. “Social robot” is completely simulation Facebook users real operation, automatic hypothesis user name and avatar, random send friends application.

Researchers will 102 social robot used in experiments, by “the robot” to other robots send command. Robots sent a friend every day 25 application, the experiment for more than eight weeks, robot to 8570 Facebook account in total sent friends application, 3055 a user acceptance of the application. The researchers found that the number of Facebook friends more users are more likely to accept false friends application.

After the end of experiment, the researchers say they have stolen 46500 email address and 14500 families address.

The experiment report will be held next month in Florida’s Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (Annual Computer Security Applications Conference) released on Friday. The report says the “due to social robot for social network for penetration, they can steal more data, including E-mail address, phone number and other personal information.”

“Social robot” more and more be criminals to cluster of garbage information. At least 29 dollars in online price.

Facebook responded that experiment is not practical, the experiment USES IP address from the university safety, and hackers use IP address is cause for alarm. And most false account has been sealed.

Facebook spokesman said, “we have investigation false account and prevent the theft of information system of the large, and often update system, improving effect, and constantly solve new attack.”

But the researchers estimate, the real networks malicious attack success rate of 80%. Social media such as Facebook security system is not enough to detect and prevent the virus and mass. According to social networking sites large-scale hacker attacks just future network threats, provide security for millions of active users of the social networking site is the top priority

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