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Social Networks Top Hacker’s Favourites

// August 19th, 2009 // Twitter News

It is no surprise that hackers are more and more interested in social networks.. According Breach Security’s Web Hacking Incidents Database 2009, social networks like Facebook and Twitter were the most targeted vertical market in the first half of 2009, accounting for 19 percent of all hacking incidents. Last week, Arbor Networks’ Jose Nazario discovered an attempt by attackers to use Twitter as a command and control to send instructions to infected computers.

Kaspersky Lab reported earlier this year that malware attacks over social networks were 10 times more effective than those launched over e-mail.

Breach Secuirty emphasises that “hackers can be fickle, following popular culture and trends to achieve the most visible effect for their efforts, which means that companies must be vigilant in implementing web application systems and monitoring application activity.”