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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 593 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: twitter trojan targets tossers comments Discuss  
Micro-blogging malware madness big in BrazilMicro-blogging service Twitter has fallen prey to malware. Users of the micro-blogging service are being offered up links to booby-trapped sites from a compromised profile.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 558 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: fake twitter profile punts orkut attack comments Discuss  
Tainted tweets target twitsMiscreants are using a fake Twitter profile in a bid to spread malware that harvests login credentials for Orkut.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 509 days ago
Via: http://feeds.infoworld.com | Tags: us military twitter poses terrorist threat comments Discuss  
Social networking service Twitter could be used by terrorists as a tool in planning attacks, the U.S. military claims. read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 480 days ago
Via: http://securitylabs.websense.com | Tags: follow websense twitter comments Discuss  
Just a quick note to let everyone know that we're now on Twitter! We will be posting up-to-the-minute, bite-sized updates on the latest and greatest discoveries found during our routine patrol around the 'net block, as well as any other breaking security news. Follow us on Twitter to keep a pulse on the wicked world of Web threats. (Our tweets are also available as an RSS feed) read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 466 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: fake vint cerf tweets link spam twitter comments Discuss  
'I get so much electronic chatter as it is', Cerf tells El RegA Twitter account in the name of internet luminary Vint Cerf has been suspended after miscreants abused it to send link spam.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 440 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: twitter phishing scam takes turn promises iphone comments Discuss  
A phishing campaign targeting Twitter has morphed, according to researchers at Sophos. Phishers are now using accounts compromised in the initial campaign launched over the weekend to snare Twitter users lured by the promise of an iPhone. - Phishers are hooking more and more Twitter users in campaigns to steal theiraccount data, according to security researchers.The initialphishing attack reported over the weekend has expanded, with spammers nowusing compromised accounts to initiatea new campaign that c read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 440 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: presidentelect barack obama falls victim twitter hack comments Discuss  
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is one of 33 people who had their Twitter accounts hacked, according to Twitter. The hacks are a separate issue from the wave of phishing attacks circulating in recent days. Security company Sophos suggests caution. - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama was among 33 Twitter users who had theiraccounts hacked.According to social messaging company Twitter, the hack which also claimed the account of CNN anchorRick Sanchez is separate from the phishingattacks that have been read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 439 days ago
Via: http://www.eweek.com | Tags: presidentelect barack obama falls victim twitter hack comments Discuss  
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is one of 33 people who had their Twitter accounts hacked, according to Twitter. The hacks are a separate issue from the wave of phishing attacks circulating in recent days. Security company Sophos suggests caution. - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama was among 33 Twitter users who had their accounts hacked. According to social messaging company Twitter, the hack which also claimed the account of CNN anchor Rick Sanchez is separate from the phishing attacks that have b read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 439 days ago
Via: http://www.eweek.com | Tags: twitter phishing scam takes turn promises iphone comments Discuss  
A phishing campaign targeting Twitter has morphed, according to researchers at Sophos. Phishers are now using accounts compromised in the initial campaign launched over the weekend to snare Twitter users lured by the promise of an iPhone. - Phishers are hooking more and more Twitter users in campaigns to steal their account data, according to security researchers. The initial phishing attack reported over the weekend has expanded, with spammers now using compromised accounts to initiate a new campaign t read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 439 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn twitter security meltdown comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:32:51 -0600 (CST)http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212700652By Thomas ClaburnInformationWeekJanuary 5, 2009Twitter's security melted down on Monday in the face of a phishing campaign directed at Twitter users and the hacking of Twitter's support software.The security failure has resulted in the temporary takeover of Twitter accounts associated with Facebook, Fox News, The Huffington Post, Ba read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 438 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: password guessing attack exposed twitter pwn comments Discuss  
The pursuit of 'happiness'Miscreants broke into Twitter's admin system on Sunday night using a simple password guessing hack, it has emerged.… read more »
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