How the modern world has changed for artists. Hackers have hit myspace and say the viruses in circulation can change settings, delete files, secretly track users’ movements online and even damage computers.

Unfortunately, hackers have hidden dangerous software on the site which means that computers can be attacked unaware to users while they are just viewing pages. Clicking on your favorite band may cost your computer.

“There is a very real threat to users of MySpace, and in fact we have already seen several MySpace specific viruses emerge,” Graham Cluley of computer security company Sophos told the Standard Lite newspaper.

Myspace popularity has led to it becoming a target for scams.

“The problem is that people tend to let their guard down because they think the site is safe. But even a picture of a fluffy bunny rabbit on the site can contain a hidden piece of software that could harm your machine,” he said. “We’ve also seen pages that contain code to automatically spread viruses through MySpace’s buddy system, which lets you add friends to your profile.”

(Reuters)