Podcast: Cybercrime on Facebook and Twitter

by Graham Cluley on January 29, 2009 | Leave a comment

Filed Under: Data loss, Facebook, Malware, Podcast, Social networks, Spam, Twitter


As we discussed in our recent security threat report, social networks like Facebook and Twitter are the new backdrops to the fight between good and evil on the internet.

Spammers, hackers, malware authors and identity thieves are taking advantage of the popularity of these Web 2.0 sites in their attempt to make money from regular innocent internet users.

Today we've released a podcast, talking through some of the issues. So, if you want to hear Carole Theriault and myself chatting about how the bad guys abuse social networking sites why not grab yourself a copy and chuck it on your MP3 player?

By the way, if you enjoy the podcast you can download many more via iTunes or directly from our website.

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Graham Cluley has worked in the computer security industry for more than 20 years, developing anti-virus software and doing quite a lot of talking about internet threats. He's won awards for his blogging, but is proudest of the text adventure games he wrote when he was still wearing short trousers. You can learn more about those (the games, not the trousers) at grahamcluley.com. Send Graham an email, subscribe to his updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and App.net, and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.