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Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Kimberly Wolfson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:55:45 -0000

I had a feeling this was the case. I must have missed the tweets about it. I guess I can refollow the two or three people that were not really spamming me afterall.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Mark — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:57:48 -0000

It's still doing the rounds, or one much like it. I just got one from a very tech-savvy relative.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Name — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:57:55 -0000

I got this DM - I followed the link - but my bowser (chrome) said link was broken and didn't connect - so no fake login. Should I be worried?

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Mr_JRoc — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:25:59 -0000

This is just one of those login scams from MySpace, you just got to be smart enough NOT to click them :)

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Prefect — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:06:56 -0000

More analysis of the latest Twitter worm: http://praetorianprefect.co...

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

VBP OutSourcing — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:12:20 -0000

I go this just the other day. I though it looked funny, so I clicked on all the links around the login and found 404 errors. The I asked th guy who sent why he did, and he said he didn't. Knew then I was a scam.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Name — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:44:27 -0000

It's okay to click the link - just don't enter any information.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

tomasskovgaard — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:39:26 -0000

I fell for it yesterday - Have changed my password ... but have problems with my DM now - What can I do ...?

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Lucky aka Mark Milly — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:21:33 -0000

ahhh shit! myspace part 2! lol SMH

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Amy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:25:10 -0000

How do you contact twitter support? Can't find a way to do that on the site. I have the worm. HELP!

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Daina Thomas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:30:01 -0000

Thanks for sharing it ..I feel this is daily issue .. soon I ll stop using this service .. no doubt the concept was good .. but they cant maintain the security of the website .. and top of all there are less ppl who bothers abt the tweets which others have mentioned .. hardly give it a look .. what they do is just leave their update .. but anyone reads them ??
And there are mostly business ppl .. promoting their business .. and creating there mess ....

Best,
Daina

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Mark — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:07:04 -0000

I thought a worm was a virus that spreads without requiring any user action? Surely this is a password phishing scam?

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Brian Healy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:14:29 -0000

"We contacted Twitter and they quickly got back to us."

What's your secret? I've only been waiting 8 weeks for Twitter to get back to me about my support request...

I'll be sure to watch for this though and bin any I receive, even though I don't get much in the way of DMs.. except when there's a Mafia Wars recruitment drive on. I just bin them as well.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Aaron Cook — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:34:50 -0000

One of the first it seems. Good work! :)

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Aaron Cook — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:32:36 -0000

Don't worry, it's legit. WP.me is WordPress.com's URL shortener. The link directs to his blog.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

ZoomJer — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:57:45 -0000

No need to unfollow. That won't change your threat level. Honestly, clicking on the link can't hurt you unless you type in your id and password once you land on the scam page. Just let the person who sent it to you know that they better change their password and on any site that they use that password too. As "Jerry Zambrano" said above (must be the name), they could search your id and see where else you use it and then abuse those accounts.

-Jerry

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Mark Cameron — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:07:08 -0000

I seem to have missed it - so far.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Itamar Kestenbaum — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:27:18 -0000

Well... I was just featured on CNET with Mashable so I guess here's to small
victories :-) http://news.cnet.com/8301-2...

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Itamar Kestenbaum — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:22:07 -0000

Why thank you! I wish I'd gotten credit for it - but I'm sure a bunch of
people spotted it at the same time. Still love @mashable :-)

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Name — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:05:34 -0000

Not a worm but a phish. Stupid people deserve to be taken advantage of.

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Trent Petronaitis — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:56:10 -0000

Iddno anyone who falls for this gets what they deserve- oviously the url is fake- maybe they should read?

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Sandy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:28:06 -0000

Avoid any direct messages!! I just received some from people who claim to "have made $484 on Google!" Obviously a fraud...beware of Twitter!! They were posted 09-23-09 at 5:55pm. FYI

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

MInTheGap — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:22:12 -0000

I had one of these show up to me, but something didn't look right when it looked like twitter's page but I knew I was logged in. At that point, I looked at the url and knew it wasn't twitter.

Make sure to look at URLs, and don't put your credentials into something that you've never went to!

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

DossyDomo — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:53:04 -0000

OMG no way, right when you thought good ole Tweet had things under control!

Jess
www.online-privacy.us.tc

Re: WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages

Reid — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:31:57 -0000

Ya, that hit my son and I about a month ago. Hopefully it's dying out by now..