The Security Threat Report of 2011 says spam, phishing and malware attacks on social sites has doubled compared o the previous year(2009).The attack was prominently on the largest social networking site facebook according to the review of cyberthreats.
Sixty-seven percent of people reported spam , 43 percent reported phishing messages and malware attacks jumped to 40 percent from 21.2 percent.An attack in one's facebook account is supposed to be the biggest treasure for the hacker as he can gets to know about friend list and relationships.
New survey scams and "clickjacking" are tricking users into clicking on disguised malicious links were two prominent threats that emerged this past year and will continue to thrive on social networks, especially if Facebook doesn’t take steps to curb the dangers.
"A June 2010 Sophos poll found that 95 percent of respondents wanted Facebook to do more to prevent ‘likejacking’ attacks (essentially clickjacking by liking something on Facebook) and urged the site to impose stricter controls on the plug-in," the report notes.
The social media site, however, is either unable or unwilling to invest the necessary resources to stamp it out.
The cybersecurity landscape is dotted with other land mines, the study found, ranging from attacks targeting smartphones and other mobile devices to large-scale infrastructure breaches, such as Stuxnet-like malware and WikiLeaks-related "hacktivism."
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