Computer Attack Disguised As Twitter Spam
Twitter spam just took a new twist. In addition to all the regular marketing spam on Twitter (which the service is has tried to combat with its own blacklist), now there is something even more malicious: a computer attack disguised as spam.
Computer security company Kaspersky Lab has found a Twitter profile
that ostensibly looks like it is promoting pornographic downloads. But when you download the “Adobe Flash” player necessary to watch the video, it installs a Trojan Horse piece of software that can take over your computer. Kaspersky suspects Brazilian hackers. The name of the profile means “pretty rabbit” in Portuguese.
From the screen shot, it doesn’t look like the Twitter account only has one follower
| Website: | twitter.com |
| Location: | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Founded: | March 1, 2006 |
| Funding: | $20.4M |
Founded in July 2006, Twitter is social networking and micro-blogging site that allows users to post their latest updates. An update is limited by 140 characters and can be posted through… Learn More
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