Oops, they did it again – the Koobface gang, which is now officially self-describing itself as Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves LLC, has not only included a Koobface-themed — notice the worm in the name — background on Koobface-infected hosts, but it has also included a “Wish Koobface Happy Holidays” script — last time I checked there were 10,000 people who clicked it — followed by the most extensive message ever left by the gang, which is amusingly attempting to legitimize the activities of the gang. In short, the message with clear elements of PSYOPS, attempts to position the Koobface worm as a software, where the new features are requested by users, and that by continuing its development, the authors are actually improving Facebook’s security systems. For the record, the Koobface botnet itself is only the tip of the iceberg for the malicious activities the group itself is involved in
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The Koobface Gang Wishes the Industry "Happy Holidays"