Many independent businesses are turning to social networking Web sites like MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn to inexpensively market themselves. But entrepreneurs need to be careful — some ID thieves target these sites to copy a user’s information and target their online connections, according to the Aladdin Attack Intelligence Research Center.

By “spoofing,” or posing as a site user to trick contacts, these thieves attempt to fool friends and contacts into sharing private information which can l… Continue