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While the specific technical vulnerabilities exploited in the MySpace breach have not been publicly detailed, it is clear that the attackers were able to bypass MySpace's security measures to access the database containing user information.
Oct 4, 2015 · October 4, 2015, 9:00am. Snap. Samy didn't want to be everyone's hero. He didn't even want new friends. But thanks to a few clever lines of code, in less than a day, he became the "hero," and a ...
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Aug 24, 2023 · Attack: Samy Kamkar, a dedicated security researcher, uncovered a vulnerability on MySpace that enabled him to unleash a self-propagating worm named the “Samy Worm.”. This worm ingeniously ...
Jul 18, 2017 · The first two of these can be found through the Myspace profile page; finding a date of birth for an individual is difficult but not impossible. Being able to access an account that isn't yours ...
Samy (computer worm) Samy (also known as JS.Spacehero) is a cross-site scripting worm ( XSS 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]
Oct 17, 2005 · The worm exploited vulnerabilities in the MySpace.com site to add 1 million users to the author's "friends" list. The Samy worm -- which was discovered last week -- was written by a member of...
May 27, 2016 · Website LeakedSource Claims It Obtained Stolen Data Marianne Kolbasuk McGee ( HealthInfoSec) • May 27, 2016. The breach notification site LeakedSource claims that social networking website ...
