Bwana.org » phishing http://www.bwana.org Gaming, Technology, Social Media, and Fun Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:48:38 +0000 en hourly 1 Twitter Phishing Exploits Are Here: A New Variant http://www.bwana.org/2009/01/04/twitter-phishing-exploits-are-here-a-new-variant/ http://www.bwana.org/2009/01/04/twitter-phishing-exploits-are-here-a-new-variant/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:40:15 +0000 Bwana http://www.bwana.org/?p=926
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    Yesterday, I first saw Chris Pirillo’s tweet about a phishing exploit on Twitter. It had a message that stated:

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    PLEASE, DO NOT CLICK THESE LINKS!!

    If you are sent this message by one of you Twitter friends, please let them know they have been compromised and to change their Twitter password immediately. This is no time to relax however, since there is a new variant which is circulating today:

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    Again, DO NOT CLICK!! As soon as I saw it, I let my followers know and you should do the same:

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    Let your friends know this is a phishing scam and is out to steal their credentials. Twitter is now an official phishing pond. There will be many more variants, copycats, and more destructive behaviors.

    Hey Twitter: It’s time for an API authentication fix. Now. Users have become accustomed to giving their Twitter usernames and passwords to any and everything. It’s only going to get worse.

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