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[Left Coast Rebel] Left Coast Rebel: Twitter Phishing Scam: I was scrambling this morning, attempting to change passwords on several accounts that share my Twitter password. It seems I was part of a phishing hoaxe at the Twitter site last night - a fellow blogger sent me a Direct Message that said:

[Switched] Twitter Hit by Another Direct Message Phishing Scam: According to CNET News, Twitter warned its users to be on the lookout for a phishing scam that attacks via direct messages. " you've received a strange (direct message), and it takes you to a Twitter log-in page, don't do it!," .

[The Last Watchdog] Unstoppable new phishing attacks blanket Facebook, Twitter ...: Twitter is at a loss as to how to effectively deal with hordes of hacked Twitter account holders stampeding to change their passwords. In this ongoing attack, the bad guys are directing an army of computers they've previously infected to systematically send out trageted email messages, like the one shown below, to millions of Facebook members.

[threatpost - The First Stop for Security News] Unstoppable New Phishing Attacks Blanket Facebook, Twitter ...: Thanks for this info, I've already recieved several of these emails for my facebook account. I clicked on one and got concerned when my email address appeared different in the login box.  My security system wouldn't let the program downloader to install correctly, thank god!

[MX Logic Security News] Phishing attacks target Facebook, Twitter users | MX Logic: Meanwhile, a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group reveals that the ongoing battle with cyber criminals has reached a sort of stalemate. The group's October report says phishing gangs using a toolkit for establishing phishing websites are setting up the sites more rapidly, but takedown efforts close these sites faster as well.

[SC Magazine] Twitter warns of new phishing attack > Identity > Breaches ...: Hackers like to commandeer poorly protected PCs to form a botnet from which they can send spam campaigns or spread malware. And in the same way they are after compromised social networking accounts."

[Security] New Twitter Phishing Attack | Security | ITBusinessEdge.com: this you on here?" The message contains a link to a fake Twitter log-in page that opens an empty blogspot page belonging to someone named NetMeg99. Although neither page seems to include any type of attack code, both should be considered untrustworthy.

[CodyDelzer.com BLOG] Watch out for Battlefield Bad Company 2 phishing, warns BF blog ...: Van Dyke notes that if players aren’t reading an announcement from the company’s site or official Twitter , it just ain’t real. Although we’re sure you savvy consumers know better in this age, game companies aren’t going to ask for your social security, mother’s maiden name or other standard security questions.

[InsideHW] InsideHW - New Twitter phishing scam: If you've received a strange DM and it takes you to a Twitter login page, don't do it," said a posting on the service's Spam Watch feed late yesterday.

[Personal Background Check Blog] BBB Warns Jobseekers about Background Check Scams, Phishing, and ...: According to the BBB, with the national unemployment rate close to 10 percent, and 13 states experiencing unemployment rates in the double-digits, the threat of identity theft, phishing, and background check scams targeting job seekers is rising with unemployment rates because scammers are out to take advantage of the unemployed.

[Matt Singley | Social Media Optimization] New Twitter Phishing Scam » Matt Singley | Social Media Optimization: phishing-accounts Another day, another phishing or malware scam on Twitter. It seems like these are happening entirely too often, and the reason is that people continue to ignore common sense. Very, very rarely will a site hijack an account ..... Beware Phishing scam usingTwitter direct msg-don't click on video !http://mattsingley.com/blog/2009/10/new-twitter-phishing-scam/. This comment was originally posted on Twitter · SKSDesigns said,. Another day, another phishing or ...

[OneRiot Blogfeed] Twitter Gets Caught in a New Phishing Net | Blog.OneRiot.com ...: In a triumphant posthumous return to the trending topics, Michael Jackson reared his beautifully-singing head on the social web when chatter about the release of his film biography reminded everyone just how influential his passing was. The new picture documents the life of the icon, along with (very) recent footage of Jackson prepping for his [...]

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