Comments on: Twitter in Phishing Scam http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/05/twitter-in-phishing-scam/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Twitter Phishing Scams http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/05/twitter-in-phishing-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-1104353 Twitter Phishing Scams Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:15:34 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9899#comment-1104353 It looks as though this particular scam sent out emails resembling those you might receive from Twitter if you get email notifications of your Direct Messages. The email said, “hey! check out this funny blog about you…” and then provided a link. That link redirected to a site masquerading as the Twitter front page. It looks as though this particular scam sent out emails resembling those you might receive from Twitter if you get email notifications of your Direct Messages. The email said, “hey! check out this funny blog about you…” and then provided a link. That link redirected to a site masquerading as the Twitter front page.

]]> By: Thord Daniel Hedengren http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/05/twitter-in-phishing-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-751536 Thord Daniel Hedengren Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:54:36 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9899#comment-751536 While they might neutralize one particluar source URL (the one screenshotted in their blog post, presumably), there is nothing stopping phishers using another one. That is, until Twitter notices it and blocks that URL too. It will be an on-going battle with the bad guys, and it will never be old news because of that. ;) You don't neutralize threats like this, you temporarily block them. That's the flipside on having an API. While they might neutralize one particluar source URL (the one screenshotted in their blog post, presumably), there is nothing stopping phishers using another one. That is, until Twitter notices it and blocks that URL too. It will be an on-going battle with the bad guys, and it will never be old news because of that. ;)

You don’t neutralize threats like this, you temporarily block them. That’s the flipside on having an API.

]]> By: Michael Leung http://www.blogherald.com/2009/01/05/twitter-in-phishing-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-751502 Michael Leung Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:34:14 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9899#comment-751502 That's old news. Twitter neutralized the threat over the weekend! That’s old news. Twitter neutralized the threat over the weekend!

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