Social networks become the next big target of hackers, learn how to protect yourself

Social networking has become such a popular target due to the huge numbers of people using them these days and the viral nature of them. By that I mean the way people are willing to pass links, videos, and apps around to their friends. Anyone on Facebook knows that third party apps are wildly popular, and if you have a large friends list you probably get tons of drinks, gifts, glitter, snacks, and other offerings sent to you each day. The problem is some of them are malicious, such as the worm that hit the service recently, sending fake notifications announcing your friend had reported you to Facebook for terms of service violations. The friend’s name was included, resulting in lots of angst, anger, and unfriending.