{"id":771,"date":"2007-12-21T07:23:16","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T07:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2007\/12\/worm-spreading-fast-on-googles-orkut-social-network\/"},"modified":"2015-09-09T19:39:44","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T11:39:44","slug":"worm-spreading-fast-on-googles-orkut-social-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darknet.org.uk\/2007\/12\/worm-spreading-fast-on-googles-orkut-social-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Worm Spreading Fast on Google’s Orkut Social Network"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new worm has hit Google’s Orkut<\/a> and it seems to be hitting it pretty hard, it’s infected via the scrapbook feature and is adding hundreds of thousands of users, similar to the Myspace worm (Samy)<\/a> that hit in October 2005.<\/p>\n It seems to be fairly unmalicious, more of a ‘look at me – see what I can do’ kind of thing. It’s certainly interested to see that social networking sites are beginning to be the focus of hackers, even if it’s not for money or stealing info..But more of a playground to test their skills.<\/p>\n A fast moving worm is squirming though Google’s Orkut social network, adding hundreds of thousands of users to an Orkut community created by a Brazilian hacker.<\/p>\n The worm, which first appeared on Dec. 19, has been spreading through Orkut’s Scrapbook system at a rapid pace, infecting more than 650,000 users in the space of a few hours.<\/p>\n According to an alert from anti-virus specialist Trend Micro, infection starts when an Orkut user is sent an e-mail telling them that they have a new Scrapbook entry. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n