Micro-blogging site Twitter was the victim of a phishing scam over the weekend that took control of users' direct messaging capabilities.
Scammers have been taking control of users' accounts and sending direct messages to their followers. These messages include links to what looks like the Twitter sign-in page, but is actually a phishing site that will steal account information once a user has signed in, then add the user to the list of accounts being used to extend the phishing scheme.
“The email says something like, 'hey! check out this funny blog about you...' and provides a link. That link redirects to a site masquerading as the Twitter front page," according to a Saturday blog post from Twitter.
Scammers have been taking control of users' accounts and sending direct messages to their followers. These messages include links to what looks like the Twitter sign-in page, but is actually a phishing site that will steal account information once a user has signed in, then add the user to the list of accounts being used to extend the phishing scheme.
“The email says something like, 'hey! check out this funny blog about you...' and provides a link. That link redirects to a site masquerading as the Twitter front page," according to a Saturday blog post from Twitter.
