Monday, 1 February 2010

Virus threat to social networking sites

Link to the article: Channel 4 News

By Benjamin Cohen

Internet users have known about the danger of viruses for years - but now they are a major issue for social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, writes Benjamin Cohen.

We've been warned about the dangers of viruses and malware (essentially dodgy software) being distributed by email and the web for years.

But it's only now becoming a major issue for those of us using social networks like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn.