Twitter ‘LOL’ Phishing Attack Turns Into Spam Wave

Yesterday we wrote about a new phishing attack on Twitter, which lured unsuspecting users into giving away their Twitter credentials. The compromised accounts were then used to spread the attack further via direct messages containing text such as "lol, is this you", "Lol. this is me?", "lol , this is funny" etc.

IT security firm Sophos now has detailed info on the attacks and a video describing them, which we’ve embedded below.

After the first attack wave, however, the phishers are now using the compromised accounts to send out spam, which resulted in a huge amount of Viagra-related messages on Twitter (Twitter), which read something similar to this: "Get bigger and have sex longer. go here", followed by an address that leads to a sexual enhancement site.

Once again, if you see unusual messages (similar to the examples above) sent from your Twitter account, it may mean it has been compromised, and you should change your Twitter password immediately.



:mashable.com

US congressman leaks classified intel on Twitter?

We now interrupt the flame war that's erupted in my last blog post about H-1B workers to bring you this breaking news bulletin: A U.S. congressman is apparently endangering our national security using -- yes, that's right -- Twitter.

This is not an hallucination induced by imbibing too many Numb Nutz (2 ounces Bacardi 151, 1 ounce Tanqueray, 6 ounces Malava Novocaine, 2 peanuts). This comes straight out of the Congressional Quarterly. To wit:

A congressional trip to Iraq this weekend was supposed to be a secret.

But the cat's out of the bag now, thanks to a member of the House Intelligence Committee who broke an embargo via Twitter.

(Credit: computer world)