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“A computer became infected if a user clicked on a link in a Facebook message sent by one of their friends who had been previously infected. Their computer would be infected with Slenfbot or Dolbot, a malware program that would then download another harmful program called the Facebook Spreader. That code would access the victim's Facebook contacts and send out more messages with malicious links.”Crocker, amongst others, would then sell access to affected computers to individuals looking to send out profit-making messages. They were paid between $200 and $300 for every 10,000 active computer infections. According to the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Crocker will be sentenced on November 23, and is facing up to three years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. This is another positive story as Law enforcement continue to up their game in the fight against cybercrime. Recently, 32 people have been charged by the SEC for one of the largest computer hacking and security fraud schemes in history. It is believed they stole 150,000 confidential press releases prior to their public release.