MySpace Shuts Down User Profiles Due To Worm Infection

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: " MySpace over the weekend shutdown hundreds of user profiles that had been infected by a worm that directed victims to a phishing site where they were asked to type in their user name and password, a security firm said.
As of Monday, all infected profiles on the popular social network had been taken down, Websense said. Out of the half-dozen phishing sites used in the attack, only one remained operational. " }- Story (http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196601356)

[ccsito]

I heard that MySpace is no longer the fad of the Internet now. So if all is gone maybe it won't be a big loss? ;D

[ronjor]

MySpace to Apple: Fix that worm

-{ Quote: "MySpace.com wants Apple Computer to update its QuickTime media player software so it can't be used in attacks on the social-networking site." }- Story (http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6141031.html)

[ronjor]

How Not to Distribute Security Patches -{ Quote: "Over the weekend MySpace was hit by a password-stealing computer worm that took advantage of a weakness in Apple's QuickTime media player to spread rapidly among the online community's users. On Tuesday, MySpace administrators sent around a memo urging millions of users to download and install a new Apple patch to prevent future copycat attacks.

I think MySpace and Apple deserve credit for a prompt response to an obvious and serious security problem. That said, it appears as though both sides completely fumbled this patch rollout" }-. Brian Krebs (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/12/how_not_to_distribute_security_1.html)

[Rasheed187]

Well, this shows that implementing scripting in these kind of tools is a bad idea. I refuse to use Quicktime btw, it sucks, just like Windows/Real Media, I prefer Flash video at the moment. :thumb: