On Google, among the most searched terms appears as steal Facebook password. Hacking a Facebook account can be quite interesting for anyone studying these methods. The attacker will have access to various information, however, for the victims, a real nightmare. The practice, let's be clear, is totally illegal.
For those who still want to insist on this idea, Google and other places also offer a variety of methods to do this. One in particular has been drawing attention. Now, new malware that promises to steal people's passwords can make the "attacker" the victim himself.
Australian security company LMNTRIX Labs has identified malicious software that sells itself as a tool that allows others to steal passwords. It is under the name of "Facebook Password Stealer" or under the name of "Facebook Password Recovery".
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The attack was eventually named by LMNTRIX as "Instant Karma". It is able to install a trojan on the computer as soon as the person clicks the "Hack" button. From then on, the data is exposed to malware creators. However, the shot ends up backfiring, and the person who becomes the victim is the person who wants to find out someone else's password.
The researchers, in an interview with TechCrunch, said that the authors appear to have marketing experience and "understand that there is a high demand for the promised service, and they distribute their malicious software through spam, ad campaigns, pop-ups, along with with other software, on porn sites and sometimes even as standalone legitimate software".
Experts also warn that the threat has already reached several people and the trend is for the number of victims to increase even more.
