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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. 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!

    --
    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.

  5. 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...

  6. 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.