Hackers targeting MySpace and Facebook

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Hackers targeting MySpace and Facebook

03-05-2008, 01:15 PM,

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Hackers targeting MySpace and Facebook

Quote:Buffer overflows are at the heart of a series of attacks against Facebook and MySpace, security firm Fortify Software has warned..

Criminal hackers now view social networking sites as their best target for attacks...

Part of the reason is that such sites are designed to be usable by "unsophisticated" consumers, meaning that the barrier to entry for attacks is potentially lower as users are more likely to click on a link that leads to malware...

full article: http://itnews.com.au/News/71298,hackers-...ebook.aspx

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