10/16/11

New Twitter phishing attack poses as reputation alert - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News

New Twitter phishing attack poses as reputation alert - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News: "Cybercriminals are at work on micro-blogging site Twitter again, unleashing a new phishing attack that poses as a reputation alert.

The new attack seeks to fool victims into giving their Twitter password by claiming a new blog is maligning them, computer security firm Sophos said.

"Here's an example of the latest attack that has been seen on Twitter. The message arrives in the form of a direct message (DM), and has a pretty enticing reason for you to click on the link: 'Read this yet? horrible blog going around about you [LINK],'" Sophos said in a blog post.
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'via Blog this'

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