Alicia Keys' MySpace page isn't the only profile to be hacked with malware.
Some 8,000 band profiles have been hacked in the exact same way and
many of those profiles are still linked to malware sites, according to security researcher Chris Boyd, who first posted information about the attack on October 31.
MySpace has denied that there is a security problem with the social-networking site, saying that the bands that were hacked fell
victim to phishing attacks, which compromised their profile passwords.
Writing on his VitalSecurity blog, Boyd said MySpace's
explanation defies rational thinking. "This is patently nonsense," Boyd
wrote. "What an endless stream of bands, record labels, music
newspapers, and producers all woke up yesterday and forgot what the
real MySpace Web site looks like? Give me a break."
'Bubbling Scum of Malware'
The fact that Keys' profile was rehacked after MySpace announced
it had been cleaned belies the notion that phishing is responsible,
said Andrew Storms, director of security operations for nCircle. "I
tend to agree that there is a yet-to-be-reported problem with MySpace,"
Storms said. "MySpace has gotten a bad rep as a bubbling scum of
malware," he added. "It's where people go to incubate their malware."
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