There is another widespread phishing attack hitting users of Twitter today.
Messages asking “This you????” followed by a link are being sent via the system to unsuspecting users. If you click on the link you are taken to a fake Twitter login page, where hackers are just waiting for you to hand over your credentials. In fact, they can automatically post the phishing message from your account as soon as you hand over your details.
If you have received a message like this from one of your friends it is likely that their account has been compromised by cybercriminals.
Watch this YouTube video for a demonstration of the phishing attack…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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