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MySpace.com, the popular social networking site for teens have been under the spotlight for their lack of security controls and safety measures to protect teens against predatory adults who might be seeking an easy target...and they've been taking steps to address that:

http://news.com.com/MySpace+reaching+out+to+parents/2009-1041_3-6059679.html

But now comes a warning of a security problem of a different kind as reported by by Brian Krebs on his Washington Post blog. Adware being served up to unsuspecting visitors to MySpace sites.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/07/myspace_ad_served_adware_to_mo.html

That's no isolated incident, either. The prior week - another adware issue with MySpace was reported. Apparently, a developer from Zango, an adware company has set up fake MySpace profiles to push adware to visitors and presumably ring up adware revenue for them.
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/190301926

Zango insists that their employee in question acted independently and without their consent but nonetheless it highlights how MySpace is becoming a target for increasing adware abuse and other security attacks.

Granted, compared to safety policies for the MySpace teen community, adware may seem like just a mild annoyance. However, it's just a sign of the kind of IT security risks these unregulated sites pose to unsuspecting visitors and corporate security managers should take note - your employees surfing sites like Myspace can punch a hole in your enterprise security policies. Today it's mostly adware. The real problem is... you just never know what might be served up next.

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