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Samy (also known as JS.Spacehero) is a cross-site scripting worm that was designed to propagate across the social networking site MySpace by Samy Kamkar. Within just 20 hours [1] of its October 4, 2005 release, over one million users had run the payload [2] making Samy the fastest-spreading virus of all time. [3] The message on a victim's profile
If you spent time on the internet in the early-to-mid-2000s, you've probably asked yourself at least once, what ever happened to Myspace? The site was really one of the world's introductions to ...
July 6: Bohmini.A is a configurable remote access tool or trojan that exploits security flaws in Adobe Flash 9.0.115 with Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 2.0 under Windows XP SP2. [50] July 31: The Koobface computer worm targets users of Facebook and Myspace. New variants constantly appear. [51]
Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace; also myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it was the first social network to reach a global audience and had a significant influence on technology, pop culture and music. [ 2 ]
MySpace and its parent company Intermix were sold for $580 million in 2005 Man in a suit and cap sits at a restaurant booth, writing on paper, representing MySpace founder in casual setting. Image ...
In 2005, Kamkar released the Samy worm, the first publicly released self-propagating cross-site scripting worm, onto MySpace. [10] The worm carried a payload that would display the string "but most of all, Samy is my hero" on a victim's profile and cause the victim to unknowingly send a friend request to Kamkar.
Meez, a teen-focused social network where players create avatars and chat, play games, etc, is making the move to MySpace. In one week, Meez Nation will launch on the popular social network with ...
The social networking service Myspace was among the most popular web sites in the 2000s decade. It has faced criticism on a variety of fronts, including for a massive redesign of the site in 2012 which occurred after the majority of original users had abandoned the website, misuse of the platform for cyber-bullying and harassment, risks for users' privacy, and major data losses.