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Hackers post stolen MySpace, PayPal details online

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 28 June 2011 12:16 PM

Credentials remain valid.

Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 24 November 2010 2:09 PM

Up to 3,000 social media accounts breached.

MySpace changes privacy settings

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 19 August 2010 12:32 PM

Users can determine whether people under 18 years old can view their profiles.

Blacklist referrals cost up to $685 to classify

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 16 April 2010 12:17 PM

The price of mandatory filtering.

RockYou hack compromises 32 million passwords

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 December 2009 10:53 AM

Hacker threatens to "publish everything".

Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 12 November 2009 11:20 AM

Similar to Facebook scam.

Facebook and MySpace plug security holes

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 9 November 2009 12:12 PM

Solution found that allowed full access and control to user accounts.

Opinion: Protect your cyber self

In Messaging - 22 August 2009 11:11 AM

Former MySpace executive David Batch shows how to stay safe with social media.

Judge overturns MySpace bullying conviction

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 3 July 2009 11:08 AM

A US judge has moved to overturn the conviction of a woman accused of cyber-bullying a teenager who later committed suicide.

MySpace deploys Cloudmark tech to protect users against malicious messages

In Messaging - 10 March 2009 11:01 AM

MySpace has taken active steps to protect its users against malicious attacks.

Koobface worm begins to spread through Facebook, MySpace and Bebo

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 3 March 2009 11:31 AM

A new variant of the Koobface worm has begun spreading on the social networking site Facebook.

Various Kanye West sites hit by hackers

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 28 January 2009 11:26 AM

The personal email and MySpace accounts of American rapper and producer Kanye West have been hit by hackers.

Cyber lawyers fall out over MySpace suicide

In Hackers - By Andrew Charlesworth, 7 August 2008 9:43 AM

Defendant not guilt of breaking hacker law, say legal eagles.

Facebook and MySpace attacked by new worms

In Web/client - By Joy Persaud, 5 August 2008 9:38 AM

New worms attacking social networking sites Facebook and MySpace have been uncovered.

Spam king Richter must pay US$6m to MySpace

In Hackers - By Andrew Charlesworth, 18 June 2008 12:31 PM

Self-styled 'King of Spam' Scott Richter has been ordered to pay US$6m in legal fees and damages for spamming MySpace subscribers in August 2006.

MySpace spammers fined US$230m

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 15 May 2008 9:43 AM

MySpace has won its legal challenge against two individuals who bombarded its members with spam..

Hackers attack MySpace and Facebook

In Web/client - By Clement James, 4 March 2008 9:23 AM

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

'Link hack' redirects MySpace visitors to phishing site

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 27 February 2008 10:02 AM

Security researchers at Websense have uncovered what they called a "link hack" that bypasses the attempts of social networking website MySpace.com to control and filter the ...

Atheists' MySpace page restored after hacking incident

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 7 February 2008 10:17 AM

The "Atheist and Agnostic Group" MySpace page has been reactivated, a month after the page was deleted following a November 2007 hacking incident where unauthorised users ...

Critical ActiveX control flaw found in image uploader sent to users by Facebook, MySpace

In Web/client - By Jack Rogers, 4 February 2008 10:23 AM

Symantec has warned that a critical flaw in the ActiveX control of image uploaders that have been widely distributed to users of popular social networking sites Facebook and ...

Contempt charges seeked against MySpace phishing defendants

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 1 February 2008 10:20 AM

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking a U.S. District Court judge to hold two alleged MySpace phishers in contempt of court after the pair were found to be violating a ...

MySpace spam seeks botnets

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 18 January 2008 4:07 PM

Researchers at Marshal, an internet security firm, are tracking a new spam campaign in which recipients receive messages inviting them to join MySpace – but a click on the link ...

MySpace fixes Alicia Keys' page after cyberattack

In Web/client - By Frank Washkush Jr, 12 November 2007 9:47 AM

MySpace.com has cleaned up multiple attacks on some its most popular music pages, including that of Alicia Keys.

Microsoft and MySpace join Govt's fight against online predators

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 14 September 2007 2:38 PM

Government launches Working Group to battle against sexual predators on social-networking sites.

MySpace users warned of drive-by exploit attack

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 2 July 2007 10:04 AM

Researchers are warning of a widespread MySpace drive-by exploit attack meant to compromise machines so more highly-profitable phishing schemes remain successful.

MySpace removes thousands of sex offender profiles

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 May 2007 10:07 AM

Social networking site, MySpace, has removed thousands of profiles of convicted sex offenders to protect its young users from abuse.

Soldiers concerned after MySpace ban

In Networks - By Tom Sanders, 16 May 2007 10:32 AM

Social websites have been banned for being 'bandwidth hogs', limiting communication between US soldiers and their friends.

Month of MySpace bugs kicks off

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 3 April 2007 9:54 AM

Two hackers on Sunday began their planned month of MySpace bugs project that is expected to reveal 30 vulnerabilities this month that affect the popular social networking site.

MySpace sues 'Spam King' for phishing

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 28 March 2007 12:02 AM

Social networking site MySpace announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against "Spam King" Sanford Wallace for spearheading a phishing scheme to steal login credentials.

Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 20 March 2007 1:40 AM

Two hackers are planning to fill April's calendar with a month's worth of MySpace vulnerabilities - if the project isn't an April Fools' Day prank.

Update: New MySpace Trojan discovered

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 2 March 2007 2:10 PM

A MySpace profile coercing users to click on a link to a ‘top model website’ is actually a malicious Trojan, according to security vendor F-Secure.

MySpace superworm creator sentenced to probation, community service

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 1 February 2007 7:33 PM

The man responsible for unleashing what is believed to be the first self-propagating cross-site scripting worm has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court to charges ...

MySpace files suit against alleged spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 23 January 2007 7:22 AM

MySpace today announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against a well-known spammer who allegedly used the popular social networking site to send millions of messages promoting ...

Hackers target MySpace in new cyber war

In Crypto - By Fiona Raisbeck, 13 December 2006 9:53 AM

Computer hackers are planning to target social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, in a multi-billion-pound "cyber war" next year, security experts warn.

QuickTime flaw could go beyond MySpace

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 13 December 2006 9:53 AM

The QuickTime security hole that enabled a phishing worm to attack users of social networking site MySpace is leaving more users and websites vulnerable than was first thought.

MySpace releases temporary QuickTime flaw fix

In Crypto - By Dan Kaplan, 7 December 2006 9:10 AM

MySpace on Tuesday night began distributing a temporary fix for an Apple QuickTime vulnerability affecting users of the popular social networking site.

New Apple QuickTime worm rapidly spreading through MySpace

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 5 December 2006 9:30 AM

An Apple QuickTime exploit is using MySpace's enormous user base to launch a blended cross-site scripting attack that, if successful, steals users' log-in credentials and ...

Malicious 'MySpace pages' install adware through fake You Tube video

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 8 November 2006 8:04 PM

Multiple user pages on MySpace contain spoofed videos that appear to be from You Tube but are embedded with an installer for the Zango Cash Toolbar, researchers warned this week.

Password-stealing MySpace log-in page removed

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 30 October 2006 4:50 PM

Popular social networking site MySpace has shut down a bogus profile page that was used to relay usernames and passwords to a remote server in France.

Spammers use MySpace in phishing attack

By Fiona Raisbeck, 13 October 2006 12:45 PM

Spammers are using the MySpace brand in a phishing attack on music fans, it is reported today.

Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack

By Dan Kaplan, 20 July 2006 10:12 PM

Researchers at iDefense this week identified a banner advertisement on MySpace.com that uses a Windows security vulnerability to download spyware onto an unpatched PC, another ...

Political hacking hits MySpace

By Dan Kaplan, 17 July 2006 5:09 PM

Several bloggers are reporting today a MySpace hacking scheme in which malware writers embed Flash-based malicious code in profiles and redirect victims to an online tirade ...

Adware targets Myspace users

By René Millman, 12 July 2006 12:18 PM

Users of the popular social networking website Myspace.com were warned against downloading videos from friends after it was revealed that the videos led to adware being ...

New IM worm targets MySpace users

By Dan Kaplan, 5 June 2006 10:10 PM

Security teams have discovered a new instant messenger (IM)-based phishing attack aimed at stealing the account information of users of the popular social networking site MySpace.

MySpace taps Microsoft security bigwig for CSO gig

By Dan Kaplan, 11 April 2006 8:54 PM

Hugely popular social networking site MySpace.com has hired a chief security officer, naming a Microsoft executive to help protect the online community’s more than 68 million ...

MySpace target of hybrid phishing scheme

By Dan Kaplan, 30 March 2006 11:11 PM

Users of the immensely popular MySpace.com social networking website are being targeted in a new "hybrid" phishing scheme aimed at stealing their identity, one security firm ...

MySpace getting a bit tighter

By Dan Kaplan, 6 March 2006 9:09 PM

Popular social-networking site MySpace.com said it is taking additional steps to improve security amid calls for stricter access.

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