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WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages
— We have received multiple reports that a new, convincing, and dangerous worm and phishing scam is making the rounds on Twitter. Hacked accounts are sending DMs to users and stealing their login information.
Sep 23, 2009, 10:00 PM - In context
Twitter Now Filtering Malicious URLs
— As Twitter has been getting more and more popular, it is increasingly targeted by worms, spam and account hijacking. — We've recommended Twitter to start filtering traffic to fight this. They can easily do it, as all the messages go through them.
Aug 3, 2009, 12:35 PM - In context
John Leyden / The Register:
Twitter riddled with worms and scams (again)
— Who will stop the madness? — Multiple new versions of the Mikeyy cross-site scripting worm spread across the Twitter micro-blogging network over the weekend. — The first in the latest batch of worms berated Twitter for poor security.
Apr 20, 2009, 12:00 PM - In context
Security Expert Suggests Twitter Focus on Output Escaping not Input Filtering
— Twitter's status blog this morning announced that Twitter has addressed the most recent variant of the Mikeyy worm but recommends that you still avoid viewing the profiles of users posting “uncharacteristic or otherwise suspicious tweets.”
Apr 19, 2009, 1:35 AM - In context
Guillermo Rauch / Devthought:
The Digg worm that wasn't
— Two nights ago I was editing my Digg profile and couldn't help but think about the recent Mikeyy and Twitter revolt. Within minutes I had found a XSS exploit that could theoretically allow me to achieve the same. — Half an hour later, I had a working worm ready …
Apr 18, 2009, 8:40 PM - In context
Hacking Their Way to a Job?
— 17-Year-Old Behind Recent Twitter Worm Offered Job After Claiming Responsibility — For the social networking darling Twitter, it was a headache and potential threat. But for the young man behind the computer worm that attacked the micro-blogging site this week, it was a fast track to a job.
Apr 17, 2009, 1:55 PM - In context
Twitter all clear after worm wave
— Twitter has been given the all clear after a worm infected “tens of thousands of users”. But experts say the attack could have been much worse. — Over the weekend, a self-replicating computer program, or worm, began to infect profiles on the social network.
Apr 14, 2009, 10:05 AM - In context
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program
— SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An obnoxious computer program that barged into Twitter Inc.'s mishmash of Internet chatter served as another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing service. — The nettlesome program, known as a worm …
Apr 14, 2009, 5:00 AM - In context
Ongoing problems at Twitter
— Twitter administrators don't seem to be able to shut down the various XSS / CSRF worms that have been plaguing the service over the weekend. — The actual problems to end users haven't been devastating - so far. Most of the Twitter worms simply modify people's profiles to infect more users.
Apr 13, 2009, 6:40 PM - In context
Interview with the Creator of the StalkDaily Worm
— Today, Twitter was infamously attacked by a worm which maliciously effected accounts by forcing them to post a link to the website StalkDaily. I spoke to its creator, 17 year old Michael Mooney, who lives in Winnfield, Louisiana.
Apr 13, 2009, 10:00 AM - In context
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