Nowadays social networks are really vulnerable because hackers find their way to trick users into believing in unreliable information.
One of those attack attempts was committed last year when Google’s Orkut was compromised by a worm that used the Portuguese text “Bom Sabato” (“Good Saturday”). Peoples’ unwariness is like a spice for the hackers that try to gain users’ personal data.
This time, the main goal of this worm was test some attack parameters and how quickly it can join user to bogus communities. That means hackers are considering taking more serious actions in the future.
“Bom Sabato” worm success is evident because it achieved their main goal and users caught themselves to be added to a list of dubious Orkut communities.
The fact that Orkut is a bit smaller and more geographically limited social network hadn’t protected the website quite good. For protecting yourself from this worm it is suggested to close Orkut manager or avoid opening scrapbook. It is also recommended to attenuate browser Javascript or iFrames
One of those attack attempts was committed last year when Google’s Orkut was compromised by a worm that used the Portuguese text “Bom Sabato” (“Good Saturday”). Peoples’ unwariness is like a spice for the hackers that try to gain users’ personal data.
This time, the main goal of this worm was test some attack parameters and how quickly it can join user to bogus communities. That means hackers are considering taking more serious actions in the future.
“Bom Sabato” worm success is evident because it achieved their main goal and users caught themselves to be added to a list of dubious Orkut communities.
The fact that Orkut is a bit smaller and more geographically limited social network hadn’t protected the website quite good. For protecting yourself from this worm it is suggested to close Orkut manager or avoid opening scrapbook. It is also recommended to attenuate browser Javascript or iFrames
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