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Twitter Phishing Attack Spreading via Direct Message [WARNING]
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21 Feb 2010
A Twitter phishing attack is spreading rapidly today, attempting to obtain Twitter logins via Direct Messages. If you receive a message reading “lol, is this you”, and linking to a site called “bzpharma”, do not click the link.
Users who do click that link and enter their details are inadvertently letting spammers take over their accounts, which are then used to spam the same Direct Message to all their friends.
If you’re receiving these messages, your account is not compromised, but if you find you’re sending them, make sure to change your Twitter password immediately.
We’ve already notified Twitter of the issue.
Thanks to Laura Fitton (@pistachio), CEO/Founder of “Twitter appstore” Oneforty.com for giving us a heads up on this.
Direct Messages to Avoid [PIC]
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6 Responses to Twitter Phishing Attack Spreading via Direct Message [WARNING]
IcE CrEaM
March 15th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
I must be different or gifted. I don't have a problem getting women to climax several times during sex, so they are usually happier with me than I am with any of them.
with some partners it just depends if one is better looking than the other, or if one is nicer to the other than that person is in return.
another thing to consider is if one person just performs better sexually than the other
- you really need to ask a better question.
jasonfromtech
March 18th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
It should because as long as it generates a do follow link for google and yahoo bots to crawl, then yes you will get 100 backlinks. This is how you can generate a ton of backlinks with doing no work once people download your "widget" or clean red widgets.
Very smart man, you will rake in the backlinks (i'm too lazy to design a widget so, yeah). That is how courtney tuttle got so many backlinks. People downloaded his wordpress widget themes, and each time they installed it, it provided a backlink to courtney tuttle. Very effective.
Ryan B
March 19th, 2010 at 3:42 am
Hello,
If you plan on developing the code yourself, you will want to start by learning PHP and MySQL. I would begin with the PHP tutorial here:
You will want to ensure that your hosting plan (preferably a Linux plan) supports PHP and MySQL. While developing the code yourself is certainly attainable, it will be a somewhat daunting task, as it will take some time to learn PHP and MySQL.
I would recommend the forum software package, Simple Machines Forums (SMF). SMF "is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes."
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Good Luck!
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queso
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Yes, you can text a tweet to Twitter without getting updates from those you are following. When you select to follow someone, make sure you select "Device Updates: Off".
This should prevent you from receiving updates via text, but should allow you to send in your personal update via text.
And the text should be apart of your plan.
MNL
March 25th, 2010 at 8:30 am
yes by using a server. you can set up one pc as a server then you can install as many username as you like.
Rage
May 21st, 2010 at 4:43 am
Hands down, it's Roboform. It also has a master password option.
You can store all your passwords on your computer and it will log you into sites w/ one click. It's free for 10 passwords. More than that you'll have to get the Pro version.
I also use Air Roboform, which is the same program but you install in on your flash drive to carry around w/ you. Now you don't have to type on other computers, Roboform inputs the data for you.
You SYNC both versions together as you need.
There is also a great option that allows you to generate passwords w/ the highest encryption you want.
I also copy all my passwords to a text document and upload them to one of my personal e-mail addresses. This allows me to have crazy encrypted passwords w/ Roboform and not have to worry about losing the data as they are backed up in the CLOUD.
Also, I personally use truecrypt to encrypt my flash drive. This makes it impossible for others to steal my flash drive and gain access to my personal data, and of course my Roboform passwords.