Hacked MySpace Page Disguises Trojan as Update:
Some hacked MySpaces are now carrying a Trojan known as TFactory. Here’s what you have to look out for.
Web surfers are presented with what appears to be a popup window advising them to download the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, which was just released this […]
Zango strikes back over reported Facebook hack:
Scummy spyware company Zango denies that it’s scummy spyware programs were being passed along through the Facebook app ‘Secret Crush’.
In the end, Fortinet is charging that Secret Crush merely “directed [users] to an external Web site inviting them to download applications such as [Zango’s], which allows for pop-up advertising,” […]
Facebook Bans Adware from Zango:
The other day I posted about scummy spyware company Zango and their Secret Crush app on Facebook. Finally Facebook put a stop to their shenanigans. According to the article I linked to it was downloaded one million times but I didn’t see no where near that amount listed on the app […]
Facebook hit by adware attack:
The scummy spyware company Zango is at it again. It’s been a while since we last heard about them. So far I’ve posted about them infiltrating MySpace and Orkut so it was only a matter of time before they turned up on Facebook…
Facebook users are being warned about a new application […]
Phishers Infiltrate MySpace With Gift Card Scheme:
I’m sure you’ve seen those comments that some people leave on MySpace promising a Macy’s Gift card. I just delete those comments but apparently some people are falling for it and are getting phished for their personal info.
The spam scam involves users unknowingly sending their MySpace friends e-mails and […]
Miss America keeps kids safe on Net with new browser:
Miss America Lauren Nelson, who has been an advocate for children’s safety on the web, is endorsing a new kid friendly web browser that is designed to keep kids safe. The website to download it is here. I will have a review for it in the […]
Mother outraged pornography sent to daughter’s Bebo site:.
A mother from New Zealand is up in arms after her 12-year-old daughter was sent pornography through her Bebo. If Bebo is anything like MySpace then more than likely it was porn spam. I won’t even get into the fact that Bebo’s minimum age is supposed to be […]
MySpace may launch parental software:
I never thought MySpace would actually give into this but it seems that they are going to be providing free parental notification software…
Parents will be able to use the software, named “Zephyr,” to find out what name, age and location their children use to represent themselves on MySpace, the Wall Street […]
MySpace’s Tom Hacked:
It seems that even the ubiquitous (it is too a word, look it up) Tom can have his MySpace account hacked. Tom’s account was hacked sending out millions of bulletin spam to his all his friends. Clicking on the link took users to a phishing site where they would be asked to log […]
Some Rethink Posting of Private Info:
This is an excellent article from Martha Irvine, an AP journalist that I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with before. It deals with the perils and pitfalls of posting your personal information on MySpace and other social sites. Apparently some people still don’t get it�
Walls of an auditorium were covered […]
Pervs on prowl plague MySpace:
I’ve been seeing a lot of this article and I wasn’t going to post about it but then I read a part of it that not everyone might be aware of. I’ve never had this happen because I can smell a MySpace spammer from a mile away but I’m sure a […]
Full Disclosure: The following is an unpaid review.
Yesterday I received an e-mail from the fine folks who make PC Pandora. PC Pandora is software that you install on your computer that allows you to monitor what your kids are doing on the computer. They sent me a free copy and asked me to take it […]
MySpace tool to help block sex offenders:
MySpace, the popular online hangout that has drawn complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens, said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders.
MySpace is partnering with Sentinel Tech Holding to build a database containing names, physical descriptions and other identifiable details on […]
Zango appear on Orkut….
Our favorite spyware company has reared it’s slimy little head again�
….I guess the only question is, what took them so long?
Yep, fresh from the killing fields of Myspace, one enterprising guy who runs a Myspace-themed site (designed to pimp Zango content on user-profiles) has jumped ship to see what’s going on in […]
MySpace Predator Caught by Code:
This article is too good to quote bits and pieces. It’s a great article about how a reporter from Wired wrote the code that helped the Suffolk County Police Department catch a registered sex offender that was about to strike again.
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