McAfee Labs released its 2010 threat predictions, and –surprise, surprise– social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, are at the very top of the list. Social networks are constantly evolving, so security flaws present themselves on a somewhat regular basis, and new users are constantly adopting these services, so there is always going to be a n00b around to click the link that nobody with a brain would normally click. It’s a circle-of-life thing.
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