2016 Facebook malware campaign resurfaces, India top victim

New Delhi: A 2016 Facebook malware campaign, known to use a combination of Windows trojan, browser injections, clever scripting and a bug in the social network’s platform, has resurfaced in India, targeting millions of users, a new report warned on Monday.

According to an investigation by cyber security firm Kaspersky, India ranks first with 603 infections in January on the list of infected countries by this particular malware.

Brazil (255 infections) and Indonesia (221) followed at second and third position.