Facebook Helps FBI To Arrest International Cyber Crime Ring

International crime ring that used botnet to infect 11 million of computers and which has caused over $850 million in losses has been shaken up after the arrest of 10 person from different countries by the FBI and international law enforcement partners.They used the Yahos malware and butterfly botnet to steal victim's credit card,bank account and personal information.The FBI said:
"Facebook’s security team provided assistance to law enforcement throughout the investigation by helping to identify the root cause, the perpetrators, and those affected by the malware. Yahos targeted Facebook users from 2010 to October 2012, and security systems were able to detect affected accounts and provide tools to remove these threats."
The FBI did not give much details about how these losses amounted to $850 million.

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