MySpace team battles spammers
MySpace devotee Kary Rogers was expecting to see a gut-busting video when a friend from the popular online hangout messaged him a link.
First, though, he was directed to a page where he was supposed to re-enter his password.
Rogers realized that someone was trying to steal his information, and he didn't take the bait.
At best, he would be spammed with junk e-mails; worse, the cyber thief might steal his real-life identity.
"I immediately went back and changed my password," said Rogers, 29, a network analyst for Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi.
MySpace bills itself as a "place for friends."
