MySpace Banner Ad Spreads Spyware

July 18th, 2006 As you know two class action lawsuits have been filed in US against Microsoft which alleges Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Tool is a spyware. Is WGA really a spyware? Let's take a look from different angles.

August 7th, 2006 In Worldwide Developer's Conference 2006 Apple has posted an interesting banner which reads "Introducing Vista 2.0" to introduce Mac OS X 10.5. You can view the photo taken by Gernot Poetsch which almost clearly shows the banner at Moscone West.

September 4th, 2006 It is surprising to see MySpace still allows simple hacks like this. You can view any user's private videos on MySpace with this simple trick.

July 11th, 2007 MySpace has submitted another list of sex offenders to authorities. In response to a subpoena by New Jersey Attorney General, MySpace handed over information on sex offenders that joined since May 21st.

June 20th, 2007 Attorney General Jim Hood said his office is reviewing 162 identifiable records of registered Missisippi sex offenders provided by MySpace. "MySpace has assured us that the sex offenders they reported to us have been removed from the site," said Hood.

May 9th, 2007 I get tons of requests to hack MySpace so someone can spy on their wife / husband / girlfriends / spouse / daughter. The requests are varied but the overall theme is same.

September 26th, 2006 Ever since I had written a post on how Samy hacked MySpace, I have been inundated with comments asking me how to hack MySpace. It is obvious that the people asking didn't realize that the actual purpose of the article was not to help hacking MySpace, but to discuss about an intelligent exploit after it was patched.

June 3rd, 2008 How MySpace Accounts Get Hacked This video shows how MySpace accounts gets hacked. The modus operandi is simple: 1.

November 30th, 2007 In MySpace on average (based on sample size of 2071208 images) 15 photos are uploaded per user. Considering only users who have at least one or more photos uploaded, they have on average uploaded a staggering 32 photos.

February 2nd, 2008 I had previously stated clearly that I will not help anyone to hack MySpace, even if I did know how to. Guess how can you incite me? Here is a very interesting email I received through the contact form which does that admirably: emily waters wrote: well you answered my question you said you dont help people hack into someones elses myspace but i really think you dont know how for i have read it is difficult.

June 21st, 2006 MySpace moves quickly after being slapped with a lawsuit claiming 30 million by a teenager, molested by a contact she made in MySpace. MySpace will adopt a series of measures next week to make it harder for strangers to send messages to younger teenagers.

June 4th, 2007 I received this strange request on a page where I berate the need for hacking MySpace in general. The first imagery which came to my mind was grisly.

September 17th, 2006 A blogger found a stash of 20, 000 MySpace passwords from a phisher's site and analyzed the results. Interestingly the most used passwords are: 13 - cookie123 12 - iloveyou 12 - password 11 - abc123 11 - miss4you 9 - password19 9 - clumsy 8 - sassy 8 - summer06 8 - pablobob 8 - boobie 8 - fuckyou1 8 - iloveyou1 8 - tink69 8 - password1 7 - gospel 7 - terrete 7 - monster7 7 - marlboro1 7 - bitch1 7 - flower 7 - space Link Does that give you an idea on the demographic profile of MySpace users? MySpace is also in news as Universal Music Group has said that social networking sites MySpace and YouTube are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists without permission.

March 7th, 2007 From the depths of MySpace I found this gem. Enjoy. Yoga Action Squad: Episode 1Add to My Profile | More Videos Yoga is not about mysticism.

May 13th, 2009 You get what you don't pay for in life. So if you want to skim on security software, you'll lose out on customer support, which can save you when badware gets stubborn.