Phishing attack continues to plague Twitter

Intel UK latest to be hacked with "this you????" campaign

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25 February 2010 14:00 GMT / By Ben Crompton

Intel UK has had its Twitter profile hacked by the "This You????" phishing scheme, with tweets supposedly coming in from the company, complete with logo,  and a link to a fake login page.

The company tweeted an apology saying: "Our Twitter profile was hacked. Apologies if you received 'This you?' DM - please don't open link. We've changed password - should be OK now".

For a look at how the phishing attack works click on the video above where Sophos gives a demonstration, and for more information Graham Cluley has some good advice on his blog post.

 
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Software, Twitter, Viruses And Malware, Phishing, Intel, Video

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