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$5 submissions 02-04-2010 02:54 AM

Another Day another Twitter phishing scheme exposed
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8495087.stm
Twitter has identified a scheme that uses compromised file-sharing sites to steal the log on information of users.

The service said it had discovered a number of compromised "torrent" sites that had been set up specifically to skim usernames and passwords.

Torrent sites acts as indexes of links to TV, film and music files.

Scammers were then able to use the data to gain access to Twitter and other sites because many people use the same logon for multiple services.

Domain Diva 02-04-2010 03:05 AM

Maybe im missing something ? why would anyone want to steal your twitter account ?

POed-poster 02-04-2010 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberClaire (Post 16811640)
Maybe im missing something ? why would anyone want to steal your twitter account ?

Probably so they can spam

$5 submissions 02-04-2010 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by POed-poster (Post 16811650)
Probably so they can spam

Check the recent changes to Google and its inclusion of social media


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