Twitter Hit By BZPharma LOL Phishing Attack 81
An anonymous reader writes "Twitter users are being warned not to click on messages saying "'ol, this is funny,' as they can lead to their account details being stolen. A widespread attack has hit Twitter this weekend, tricking users into logging into a fake Twitter page — and thus handing their account details over to hackers. Messages include Lol. this is me?? / lol , this is funny. / ha ha, u look funny on here / Lol. this you?? followed by a link in the form of http://example/ [dot] com/?rid=http://twitter.verify.bzpharma [dot] net/login, where 'example.com' can vary. Clicking on the link redirects users to the second-half of the link, where the fake login page is hosted. In a video and blog entry, computer security firm Sophos is warning users that it is not just Twitter direct messages (DMs) that carry the poisoned links, but they are appearing on public profiles due to services such as GroupTweet which republish direct messages. Sophos also reports that the site being used for the Twitter phishing has also been constructed to steal information from users of the Bebo social network. Affected users are advised to change their passwords immediately."
Lol (Score:5, Funny)
this is funny.
Re:we need to stop coddling stupidity. (Score:1, Funny)
You're under the mistaken impression that any of us here on Slashdot have friends. My social network of one person, myself, is quite large enough, thank you.
Re:Where the sheeple graze (Score:5, Funny)
Re:we need to stop coddling stupidity. (Score:5, Funny)
You must remember that when they sink, their bodies sink to the deep to feed the legions of bottom feeders, which in turn grow to monstrous size. Eventually, we get dread 100,000 strong botnet krakens which rise to the surface and drag sites under with all hands lost.
In light of this, I prefer giving these users swim bands as a preventative measure.
Re:MSN (Score:2, Funny)
I asked her what color her panties were and she said "j00z did 9/11!"
Weirdest sex chat I've ever had that didn't involve a robe and wizard hat.
Re:Pretty simple solution... (Score:1, Funny)
Welcome to THE FUTURE! (Score:1, Funny)
Twitter and Facebook are the AOL of the 21st century.