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Newest Twitter worm takes aim at celebrities

by Sue Walsh on Apr 21, 2009 at 01:33 PM

A new Twitter worm is taking aim at celebrity accounts.  It hacks into profiles and sends fake status updates to the account’s followers.  Researchers say Ashton Kutcher and Oprah may be among those infected. The worm is a new variant of the Mikeyy worm that hit over Easter weekend, compromising… Continue Reading »

Hackers: potential hires or rebel scum?

by JG Mason on Apr 20, 2009 at 08:02 AM

It is a tough economy and the tech sector has been hit particularly hard.  Finding a job is getting tougher, unless you devise and unleash a worm that grabs attention, that is. Take the plight of Michael “Mikeyy” Mooney, for example.  This is the teen who claims he was behind… Continue Reading »

Social networks become the next big target of hackers, learn how to protect yourself

by Sue Walsh on Apr 13, 2009 at 08:09 PM

Social networking has become such a popular target due to the huge numbers of people using them these days and the viral nature of them.  By that I mean the way people are willing to pass links, videos, and apps around to their friends.  Anyone on Facebook knows that third… Continue Reading »

NY teen claims to be responsible for Twitter worms

by Heather Wood on Apr 13, 2009 at 12:14 PM

If you used Twitter this past weekend, you may have received messages like “Mikeyy I am done…,” “MikeyyMikeyy is done,” and “Twitter please fix this, regards Mikey.”  New York teen Michael “Mikeyy” Mooney has reported to CNET News that he’s responsible for these worms and created the worms out of… Continue Reading »

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