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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 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 ...
- Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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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.
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 ...
May 19, 2024 · In the meantime, Myspace continued to innovate and improve its services. By 2005, Myspace's founders sold Myspace to media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for $580 million. At the time, the site ...
Jun 1, 2016 · Myspace has revealed in an official announcement that it was the victim of a major data breach. The incident took place a few years ago and is thought to have affected close to 360 million accounts. Myspace’s technical security team confirmed that information that was being offered on an online forum is genuine. Myspace, which is a Time […]
Feb 7, 2017 · In June, VerticalScope had 45 million records tainted.A hacker stole member information in message forums. According to Network World’s Howard Wen: “This haul contained usernames, passwords ...
