Just over two months ago I explained on Twitter why I was following Britney Spears. In a nutshell, I follow Britney on Twitter not because I’m interested in her music or her complicated private life, but because it’s the best way of getting a heads-up on when her account next gets hacked.
Ironically enough, I wasn’t on Twitter today as I was down in London speaking at the “Information Security in the Public Sector” conference about social networking threats.
So, where’s the irony? Well, while I was talking about some of Britney’s past troubles on Twitter her account was being hacked – again!
This time the bad guys replaced her wallpaper and profile picture with emblems…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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