[June 30, 2011] Hackers target social networking sites in M'sia Tweet Jun 30, 2011 (The Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ANN) -- Internet users in Malaysia have been warned not to reveal their bank account or telephone numbers on social networking websites as they could end up being the victims of hackers. Malaysian newspaper reported Harian Metro reported that the hackers' modus operandi was to get the personal particulars as well as phone and bank account numbers of their victims before applying for credit cards online. "After receiving the credit cards, they will buy products from websites with weak security using certain techniques and codes," the daily said. It added that these tactics, known as "Black Hat Hacker" or "Cracker", were revealed by two former hackers, who only wanted to be identified as Zul and Madi. The two friends, who are in their 30s, said it was easier to collect full details of their victims from social networking websites as they did not have very strong protection. According to Zul, hackers prefer to buy products from websites managed by administrators outside the country as it would be difficult for foreign websites to take legal action against them. "We normally buy products from Britain and other European countries. "Many of these companies use very weak payment gateways which allow a third party to process the transaction between the buyer and the seller and does not have any link with a bank. "These third parties do not have any information of the buyers and it makes transactions easy for us hackers," he said. To see more of the Asia News Network, go to http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/ Copyright (c) 2011, The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Asia News Network Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]