Social networking sites are supposed to provide us powerful platforms where minds share ideas, but they are now open for online criminals who can access to your sensitive personal information shared on the net.
The security experts have demonstrated the security flaws of Web 2.0 sites at the ongoing Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences. They have shown how MySpace is vulnerable to online criminals who can play with your personal information.
Rick Deacon, a 21-year-old hacker who attended the conference revealed that he has found out a security flaw in MySpace. It is zero-day flaw that invites online frauds to take away your personal web pages and inject malicious code. However, it does not have any affect on the IE, only Firefox Web browser is prone to this threat, he said.
MySpace did not comment on the Deacon’s revelation saying that they have a powerful security team.
It is the rudimentary problem that the leading web 2.0 sites face today despite their denial.
