Facebook Successfully Eliminates Account-Stealing Malware Threat

Facebook Successfully Eliminates Account-Stealing Malware Threat

Social media giant Facebook has successfully disrupted a cybercrime campaign that involved the theft of session cookies and the exploitation of compromised accounts to run malicious advertising campaigns. The campaign was discovered by Facebook’s security team, who identified an info stealer called “NodeStealer” being distributed on the platform. NodeStealer, a JavaScript-based malware executed through Node.js, specifically targeted session cookies associated with platforms like Facebook, Gmail, and Outlook.