Re: MySpace Accounts Compromised by Phishers

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 10/27/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:15:58 EDT, Dude VanWinkle said:
> > On 10/27/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> > > Good question. :-)
> > >
> >
> > a better question is why the hell would you jack a myspace page?
> >
> > is there any way to make money off it? What are the incentives?
>
> You jack a page, now you have a starting point to feed IE exploits at
> all the victim's friends when they visit.  You get lucky and nail somebody
> with 2,349 "friends", that's a lot of leverage.  Especially if part of the
> thing you shoot them is something to whack *their* Myspace page and go viral.
>
> High hit rates by people who are likely not security/privacy conscious.
> What's not to like about it if you're a black hat trying to monetize it? :)

You have a dirty mind my friend!

Glad you are on the light side of the force :-)
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