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IT security teams across the globe must be getting used to requests to ban employee access to certain websites. Two Republican congressmen from Illinois have proposed legislation that would update the Social Security card for the age of cybercrime. After the recent worm outbreak on Facebook and MySpace, the social networking sites and security experts are working to prevent future attacks. A new website is designed to create a social network for white-hat hackers. The site, House of Hackers, went live on Monday and already has 500 members. Social networking giant Facebook has defended its security and privacy controls in the face of criticism from industry experts, at this year's Infosecurity Europe show in London. The Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has entered the privacy debate surrounding social networking sites announcing a new FAQ section on its website that helps minimise risks associated with the activity. Social network providers should enhance the security controls that are available to their users, analysts say. Users who remain vulnerable to an ActiveX photo uploader vulnerability used on many websites are now being targeted in active attacks, researchers from Symantec said today. New worms attacking social networking sites Facebook and MySpace have been uncovered. A Trojan dubbed "Koobface" that has recently been hitting some users of the social network Facebook is now spreading. Scammers have turned to social networking site LinkedIn in a bid to bypass corporate spam filters, a security firm warned today.. Researchers this week released proof-of-concept code for a number of cross-site scripting flaws on Facebook, but the social networking site said it closed the vulnerabilities within hours. Social networking giant Facebook has been awarded a hefty US$837m judgment against a Canadian spammer under the US Can-Spam Act. IT experts at ISSE show warn firms to step up physical security measures to protect data. A large number of Twitter users have been temporarily locked out of their accounts as a phishing scam continues to attack the social messaging site. A security and privacy breach that made personal Facebook photos available to unwelcome visitors could have had real consequences for businesses, experts said. Security researchers claim to have uncovered a new wave of attacks in which profiles on Facebook are used to post images of child torture.. A new thumb drive unlocks Apple's TV box and opens it up to innovative social networking features. Researchers have identified malicious links present on fake LinkedIn profiles claiming to belong to Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham and about 25 other celebrities. Facebook and Google have both launched new user-ID services that let users take their existing log-ins and deploy them across a number of sites.