Be Careful Out There!

Jan 2009

Posted: January 4th, 2009 | Author: twit | Categories: Applications, General | Tags: Applications, developers, Phishing, Security, Twitter

Image by Brett L. via Flickr People on Twitter (“Tweeple”) are dealing with a massive phishing scam this weekend. Someone (or something) is sending out...

: Image by Brett L. via Flickr

People on Twitter (“Tweeple”) are dealing with a massive phishing scam this weekend. Someone (or something) is sending out direct messages (DMs) telling people to click on a link for a funny blog. If you do click on this, the link leads to a fake website that then steals your Twitter password and name. Don’t Click On It!!!

If you were taken in by this link, be sure to change your password right away.

Many of the newer Twitter applications out there do not say what they are or even have an About page. Beware of these. If you cannot figure out what the application is for on their front page, RUN AWAY! This should also be a heads up to the developers. If you want people to use your application, tell us what it is and why it is useful on the first page!