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| Phishing and spam attacks strike Twitter users | |
| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 09:37:00 AM | |
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5 January 2009 Stephen Fry amongst Twitter users who clicked on dangerous link IT security and control firm Sophos has warned members of Twitter to be on their guard against an evolving attack which threatens to steal personal information from them. Thousands of Twitter users are reporting having received direct messages from friends inviting them to visit a website. Sometimes the lure claims that they could win an Apple iPhone, and on other occasions the messages have pretended to point to funny pictures or blog articles about the recipients. The original messages over the weekend pretended to point to funny pictures or blog articles about the recipients: "Hey, i found a website with your pic on it... LOL check it out here" and "hey! check out this funny blog about you... However, clicking on the links would take users to a bogus Twitter page which would steal users' login name and passwords. Writer, TV star and Twitter celebrity Stephen Fry was amongst the people who unwittingly clicked on the link without realising that he was being taken to a potentially dangerous website although it is not believed that his account has been compromised. However, clicking on the links would take users to a bogus Twitter page which would steal users' login name and passwords. Writer, TV star and Twitter celebrity Stephen Fry was amongst the people who unwittingly clicked on the link without realising that he was being taken to a potentially dangerous website although it is not believed that his account has been compromised. To Purchase Sophos Products visit http://enterpriseav.com/ |