Koobface Computer Virus Gang Unmasked

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http://ph.news.yahoo.com/koobface-computer-virus-gang-unmasked-193333678.htmlOnline security researchers claimed Tuesday to have identified the members of a Russian gang of cyber criminals behind the Koobfacecomputer virus which has attacked Facebook and other sites.Facebook said meanwhile that its security team had helped knock out a computer server which controlled a Koobface "botnet" of malware-infected personal computers.According to Jan Droemer, an independent computer security researcher, and Dirk Kollberg of security firm SophosLabs, the five members of the Koobface gang live in St. Petersburg, Russia.In a blog post, Sophos said evidence and the identities of the five Koobface suspects has been handed over to law enforcement.