Thu, Dec 20 2007 15:31 Don

Google Exterminates Its 'Orkut' Worm

Google says it has repaired a security issue in its Orkut social networking site that allowed a worm to propagate among at least 400,000 Orkut users.

"Google takes the security of our users very seriously," a company spokesperson said in an e-mail Wednesday evening. "We worked quickly to implement a fix for the issue recently reported in Orkut. We also took steps to help prevent similar problems in the future. Service to Orkut was not disrupted during this time."

Full Story at informationweek.com 

 

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