Cyber thieves target social sites
The security experts are finally catching on… we’ve been saying this for what? 2 years now?
The quasi-intimate nature of the sites makes people share information readily leaving them open to all kinds of other attacks, warn security firms.<
David Porter, head of security and risk at Detica, said the apparent familiarity of social network sites, which often help people build connections with people who share their interests and outlook meant many people were cavalier with their personal information.
“It is remarkable that people use social networking websites to publish details about their lives, loves, jobs and hobbies to the entire world that they would not dream of sharing with a stranger in a bar,” he said.
“Such data is invaluable to identity fraudsters,” he said
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