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Social networking sites target for cybercriminals: McAfee

Briefs | 10/16/2008 2:39 pm EDT

A new report from security giant McAfee Inc. says that cybercriminals are increasingly going to social networking websites to troll for personal information. The report, McAfee Security Journal, suggests social engineering techniques are fast becoming an important avenue to secure personal information and are virtually impossible for computer users to identify.

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