November 11, 2007

MySpace Hacks Predate Recent Hijack of Alicia Keys Site (PC World)

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Today I found the following articles about MySpace.com.

The widely reported problems with pop singer Alicia Keys’ MySpace profile have been cropping up on the social networking site for the past ten days and are likely to continue, a security expert said Friday.MySpace Hacks Predate Recent Hijack of Alicia Keys Site (PC World via Yahoo! News)

An old scam is finding a viral new life by targeting not-so-sophisticated tweens and teens on MySpace, tricking them into giving out their user ID and password and then spaming all the people on their MySpace friends list.MIKE WENDLAND’S BLOG: Kids on MySpace falling for spam scam (Detroit Free Press)

Kamiakin High School kicked three students out of school for allegedly flashing gang signs on campus, then posting them on their profiles on the Web site, MySpace.com .Kennewick teens expelled for MySpace pictures (KOMO Seattle)

Calsey Merritt Jr. couldn’t believe his mother created a personal profile on MySpace before he did. But she makes the rules.MySpace or “our space?” (Home News Tribune)

Users of social networking site MySpace are being hit by sophisticated fraudsters who are stealing their personal details by using an internet ’superbug’Thousands of MySpace users under threat from internet ‘phishing’ scam (Daily Mail)

The vulnerabilities that plagued Alicia Keys’ MySpace page have existed for more than a week and hit other musicians.MySpace Hacks Predate Recent Hijack of Alicia Keys Site (PC World)

– Chris Masters now has an account on MySpace at myspace.com/chrismordetzkyofficial . It is legit. He wants to stay in touch with his friends and the fans.Chris Masters On MySpace & Speaks Out, Divas Match On Heat, Montreal Screwjob (Lords of Pain)

Komando’s Q & A: How to remove fake MySpace profile (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Hello. I’ve found the following MySpace.com headlines and news articles for you:

Kamiakin High School kicked three students out of school for allegedly flashing gang signs on campus, then posting them on their profiles on the Web site, MySpace.com .Kennewick teens expelled for MySpace pictures (KOMO Seattle)

Attackers are piggybacking on the fame of R&B recording artist Alicia Keys to spread their malware over the Web. Keys’ MySpace page has been infected with malicious software. Exploit Prevention Labs discovered the attack, one of several targeted MySpace pages. French funk band Greements of Fortune and Glasgow rock band Dykeenies were also targets of the Web-based attack. “When a visitor …Malware Planted on MySpace Once Again (CRM Daily)

The widely reported problems with pop singer Alicia Keys’ MySpace profile have been cropping up on the social networking site for the past ten days and are likely to continue, a security expert said Friday.MySpace Hacks Predate Recent Hijack of Alicia Keys Site (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The vulnerabilities that plagued Alicia Keys’ MySpace page have existed for more than a week and hit other musicians.MySpace Hacks Predate Recent Hijack of Alicia Keys Site (PC World)

Calsey Merritt Jr. couldn’t believe his mother created a personal profile on MySpace before he did. But she makes the rules.MySpace or “our space?” (Home News Tribune)

Question: My 15-year-old daughter is in tears. Someone took her picture in school. Then, they posted it along with a fake profile on MySpace.com. They wrote such vile things. I don’t know what to do. I asked the school and they weren’t much help. My daughter is a great girl. Please tell me what to do.Komando’s Q & A: How to remove fake MySpace profile (Reno Gazette-Journal)

The MySpace pages for singer Alicia Keys and other musicians were hacked with a seemingly new type of hack, a security expert said Thursday.Alicia Keys’ MySpace page sings with malicious code (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

An old scam is finding a viral new life by targeting not-so-sophisticated tweens and teens on MySpace, tricking them into giving out their user ID and password and then spaming all the people on their MySpace friends list.MIKE WENDLAND’S BLOG: Kids on MySpace falling for spam scam (Detroit Free Press)