WHID 2006-37: MySpace Hack Spreading

Attack Information
WHID ID: 
2006-37
Date Occured: 
24 Jul 2006
Attack Method: 
Attack Method: 
Outcome Information
Target Information
Attacked Entity Field: 
Web 2.0

MySpace seems to be a heaven for XSS worms. This one seems to be even more interesting as it uses JavaScript embedded in a flash file. It is also interesting as it seems to combine the popular political defacement trend with high level application layer exploit.

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