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IMT122 Reading List Supplementary Reading Week 04 URL shorteners Topic 04 IMT122

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  • Today, we cover URL shortening services:  Bit.ly, TinyURL, Ow.ly and friends.
  • Here are ten link shortening menaces for you to nibble on.
  • cross-site scripting vulnerability
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  • Phishing attacks
  • SQL injection
  • Spam blocking
  • avoid the porn filter
  • Shortened links are free, so you can use a new one for every recipient.
  • PURL. If one of your machines gets taken out, you can edit the PURL to keep your link working, and shorten it for good measure.
  • As I've described here, there are lots of ways to abuse a link redirection service
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