Facebook Shuts Down Albania Pirate Group Page, Which Publicly Shared Windows Remote Desktop Logins
While hackers generally keep low profiles and take steps to keep their activities off the radar, one group that called itself the Albania Pirate Group was using Facebook in the same way harmless organizations like local rotary clubs would, until the social network shut down its page.
While hackers generally keep low profiles and take steps to keep their activities off the radar, one group that called itself the Albania Pirate Group was using Facebook in the same way harmless organizations like local rotary clubs would, until the social network shut down its page.
Sophos’ Naked Security reports that the Albania Pirate Group page, which had more than 600 likes, was openly sharing RDP (Windows Remote Desktop) logins, which gave hackers access to computer systems and banking details, and which could be downloaded even by Facebook users who did not like the page.
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