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Social Networking Sites Full of Security Holes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the 2.0-is-harder-than-1.0 dept.

athloi writes "Social networking Web sites such as MySpace.com are increasingly juicy targets for computer hackers, who are demonstrating a pair of vulnerabilities they claim expose sensitive personal information and could be exploited by online criminals."

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  1. Hey...Wait a minute by UncleWilly · · Score: 5, Funny

    First a story about how restrictive social networking sites are.

    Now, so many holes in social networking sites your data is already in the hands of criminals.

    1. Re:Hey...Wait a minute by NeoTerra · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's VERY Restrictive Swiss Cheese. Kinda like Windows ME.

  2. My God....It's full of holes! by dave-tx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course it's full of holes. How else would it connect to the series of tubes?

    --

    >> "What would the robut do? Frame someone!"

    1. Re:My God....It's full of holes! by whopub · · Score: 4, Funny

      Of course it's full of holes. They probably meant assholes. That would make more sense.
  3. "It's Time for Social Networks to Open Up" by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny

    I laughed at this juxtaposition, too!

    Hey, site vulnerabilities are an API! Right?

    XSS is Web 3.0. ;-)

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  4. Applause by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I, for one, applaud these social networking sites' quick response to the call to "open up".

  5. Whew! I'm Glad I'm a 15-year-old girl! by filesiteguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fortunately, I'm only logged into those sites as a 15-year-old girl from Kansas with a dog named Toto.

    At least I don't think they can get to me!

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    The Kai's Semi-Updated Website Thingy
    1. Re:Whew! I'm Glad I'm a 15-year-old girl! by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, they'll get to you.

      And your little dog, too.

  6. I know, and they keep sending me Friend requests by BobMcD · · Score: 3, Funny


    Oh, wait a second, you said 'Holes'. Oh. Carry on, then...

  7. Security Holes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought it said "Social Networking Sites Full of Assholes".

  8. perverts? by ZOMFF · · Score: 2, Funny

    So how long till the "exploiting of the holes" gets taken out of context by parents and we're doomed to another discussion of "think of the children" and "sexual predators in the tubes".

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    Launch every sig.
  9. Full of holes? No problem... by veganboyjosh · · Score: 5, Funny

    This error has been sent to myspace.com's technical department.

    I'm sure Tom will get right on it.

  10. A patch has been issued by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Get the end users to install curtains and a dog.

  11. don't worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've got a bucket of water you can use, dual-purpose, works on servers and witches.