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1. www.vice.com › en › articleThe MySpace Worm that Changed the Internet Forever - VICE

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   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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2. medium.com › @mahir654sharma › understanding-csrfUnderstanding CSRF Attacks: The MySpace Samy Worm ... - Medium

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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 ...

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   What happened to MySpace user data?

   • A lot of Myspace user data got scrubbed in its redesign a few years ago, but the mass exodus away from the service when social networks like Facebook were on the rise definitely left a number of forgotten accounts that are still live in some form and could be exploited.

   A Myspace Security Flaw Let Anyone Take Over Any Account

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   Was MySpace taken down?

   • It might've been taken down or had its privacy settings changed. Myspace was sold to NewsCorp in 2005 for $580m (£437m) but, after gradually losing users over the years, was bought for $35m in 2011 by online ad firm Specific Media, together with investors including singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake.

   How the world responded to the Myspace data loss - BBC Three

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   Does Myspace have a worm?

   • MySpace has since secured its site against the vulnerability. Samy Kamkar, the author of the worm, was raided by the United States Secret Service and Electronic Crimes Task Force in 2006 for releasing the worm. He entered a plea agreement on January 31, 2007 to a felony charge.

   Samy (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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   How many MySpace accounts have been hacked?

   • Around 360 million accounts were compromised in June 2013, but Myspace said in 2016 when it disclosed the incident that it was taking action to shore up its security. Which would be great, except that it turns out anyone could have taken over any Myspace account if they had the account owner’s listed name, username, and date of birth. Whoops!

   A Myspace Security Flaw Let Anyone Take Over Any Account

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Samy_(computer_worm)Samy (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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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]

5. www.ecomsecurity.org › security-news › myspaceMyspace, victim of a major data breach: 360M accounts ...

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   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 […]

6. www.bbc.co.uk › bbcthree › articleHow the world responded to the Myspace data loss - BBC Three

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   Jun 29, 2020 · RIP to the 50 million user-uploaded songs lost by MySpace. so much garbage & so much beauty. we can no longer listen to Lil Ugly Mane’s early era juggalo raps under the name Spook Lo. pouring ...

7. www.wired.com › story › myspace-security-accountA Myspace Security Flaw Let Anyone Take Over Any Account

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   Jul 17, 2017 · Security researcher Leigh-Anne Galloway notified Myspace about the flaw in April, and published details about it on Monday after failing to receive a substantive response. The problem stems from ...

8. www.thedutchhacker.com › vulnversity-on-tryhackmeVulnversity on Tryhackme - The Dutch Hacker

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   4.5 What is the name of the user who manages the webserver? navigate to the user directory. Answer: bill. 4.6 What is the user flag? cat the user.txt in the directory of bill. The output is the answer of the question. Task 5. 5.1 On the system, search for all SUID files. What file stands out? Type in the following command to find all SUID files