Social Networking Websites Face Bigger Threats From Cyberattacks

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“The dramatic rise in attacks in the last year tells us that social networks and their millions of users have to do more to protect themselves from organized cybercrime, or risk falling prey to identity theft schemes, scams, and malware attacks”, said Graham Cluley, a senior analyst with Sophos.

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