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MySpace: bulletin and other spam

Published by Peter on October 25, 2006 in spam. 20 Comments

MySpace spam

MySpace is a vast collection of web real estate begging to be spammed. I keep receiving spam bulletins from some of my MySpace friends, so this is a little explanation of what MySpace spam is and how it can be fixed:

Tricks used by MySpace spammers

Trick #1: hidden bulletin post form
As described by ericis.com, MySpace did not protect the bulletin submission page enough. Bulletins could be sent by an unsuspecting logged-in user through a hidden form, instead of only through the official submission form. So you might click on what seems to be just a link to a site/profile, but you are really sending a bulletin to all your friends. This mail might invite them to click on a link which hides another hidden form and …
STATUS: This vulnerability has been addressed by MySpace, but whether it is completely fixed is another question.

Trick #2: man-in-the-middle password theft

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