Researchers Use Facebook App to Create Zombie Army - Update

Courtesy Topix - Linux  Fri, 09/05/2008 - 21:40

Computer researchers built a tool that demonstrates how hackers could silently turn Facebook users into a powerful zombie army that can attack other websites or scout for vulnerable sites on the net.


 

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