Thread: Criminals target Twitter

Micro blogging site Twitter is the latest target of cyber criminals who are increasingly finding fertile ground on social networks.
A fake Twitter profile with a malicious payload has been spotted by security firm Kaspersky.
It purports to link to a pornographic video but downloads a fake version of Adobe Flash which installs programs capable of stealing data.
The attack is believed to be the first to target Twitter.


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Wow that's crazy. How can they make it to download a fake adobe flash?

is this fake or true?

Originally Posted by stoneworth

is this fake or true?

I don't think it matters, it's do-able. The one thing you have to watch out for is posting things like enjoying my 2 month long vacation in another country. Won't take much to find out where you live.