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Koobface worm steals Facebook users' personal data

Cyber-crooks are targeting social-networking Web sites

Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users havebeen hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking Web sites.

Facebook has become prime hunting ground for tricksters and malicious software spreaders because it is the leading social-networking community, with more than 175 million people sharing personal information....

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