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Identity thieves using Twitter to steal data

A fake profile on Twitter was found to have been installing programs allowing it to steal data.

From BBC News:

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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Date
August 6th, 2008

Author
havocscope


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