Phishing Scam Hits Twitter

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Phishing

driverheaven.net - 1/4/2009

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A phishing scam, in 140 characters or less? That's what we have here, as a phishing scam has apparently hit Twitter. ______________ Source: Tech-Ex

blog.twitter.com - 1/5/2009

Gone Phishing

— blog.twitter.com — If you receive a direct message or a direct message email notification that redirects to what looks... like Twitter.com—don't sign in. Look closely at the URL because it could be a scam. What Is Phishing? Wikipedia defines phishing as "the criminally ... (more) Gone Phishing

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pcworld.com - 1/5/2009

Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done

— pcworld.com — Twitter security comes into question as a number high-profile customers have their accounts hacked.... (more) Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done

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maximumpc.com - 1/6/2009

Hacker Targets Twitter; Celebrities Concisely Slandered

— maximumpc.com — Some 40,000 followers of Rich Sanchez's Twitter page may have been led to believe that the CNN... anchor had a drug problem after a tweet appeared saying "i am high on crack right now might not be coming into work today." No, Sanchez wasn't really high on crack, nor was he cracking a ... (more) Hacker Targets Twitter; Celebrities Concisely Slandered