Cyber thieves target social sites
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Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.
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Even site keys aren't good enough if clever hackers take over a transaction via emerging techniques such as 'man-in-the-browser' attacks.
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Now there are tools available online to safeguard against the theft of Social Security numbers.
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AOL Instant Messenger message directs victims to Web sites that host the dangerous images.
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Online recommendation systems are growing up -- and the spammers, fraudsters and thieves are moving in. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine.
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New online services could make you an even more inviting target for privacy attacks. Here's how.
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Scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's PCs.
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The growing use of Web feed readers and the proliferation of content aggregation sites are giving hackers an easy way to deliver malware to users' computers, security analysts warn.
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Popular Web sites like MySpace and Photobucket has banner ads containing malicious code that could lead to the compromise of a computer.
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Never mind your profile. Social networking sites are tracking what you do and buy, and the you they see may not be the you you really want everyone else to see. From Wired magazine.
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Fending off predators, preteens and malware perpetrators on the most-visited Web site in the nation? Meet the guy who's got the job you're glad you don't have.
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The social network will require age verification and use technology to block sexual predators from gaining access to the site.
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A NEW level of cyber-crime potential looms ahead as increasingly sophisticated attackers aim to steal intellectual property, personal identities and the contents of bank accounts across international borders, and within organisations and social networks.
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Tech-savvy criminals increasingly are using large networks of computers to spread viruses, send spam and steal sensitive information, according to a new Internet threat report scheduled to be released today.
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Researchers at security gateway vendor Fortinet have uncovered an adware-distribution scheme being carried out on the Facebook social networking site considered to be the first attack propagated on the wildly popular online portal.
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US website Monster.com suffers an online attack with the data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen.
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Infected sites feed exploits to visitors--and more sites are affected than first suspected.