Koobface: An emerging threat for computer security

Computer security is a big thing in the age of internet. No one wants their private information to go public or their important banking data stolen. Still there are people who intentionally develop malwares that are designed to do just that.

Over the years, a technique that the IT managers have been using to avoid these attacks was to isolate the most important computer systems on a separate platform. But now that we know there are cross-platform malwares, some very dangerous ones among them, the concept of computer security needs a revision. A notable malware among this class is called Koobface.

This particular one attacked users of Windows and Mac and stole more than $2 million under different aliases. It targeted sensitive information, like banking transaction details and credit card numbers. In our inforgraphic we have detailed what tricks these cross-platform malwares can use and what you can do to protect your information.

Jane Andrew is a tech journalist and she blogs for Mobistealth.