Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Report cites jump in social networking hacker attacks - Dayton Business Journal:

Hackers are attacking Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites this year more than any other kind, a report Monday said. Carlsbad, Calif.-based Breach Security said the number of Web security incidents was up 30 percent in the first half of 2009.

Social networking sites were the target of 19 percent of attacks and media sites second at 16 percent. Four other types of sites were tied with 12 percent each: retail, technology, retail and government/political sites...