by Terrence O'Brien
www.switched.com
This morning, many Twitter users found themselves effectively locked out of their accounts. Following a phishing attack, Twitter took the unprecedented measure of locking down several users' accounts and requiring them to reset their passwords. The owners of the accounts were sent messages that read, "Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset."
According to The Next Web, unconfirmed reports from users claim that the attack is associated with @THCx, a service that purports to offer helpful tips and tutorials. The service has picked up 42,000 followers in recent days, but doesn't follow any accounts in return. It's suspected that the exploited flaw resides in NutshellMail, which allows the e-mail-like managing of tweets.
www.switched.com
This morning, many Twitter users found themselves effectively locked out of their accounts. Following a phishing attack, Twitter took the unprecedented measure of locking down several users' accounts and requiring them to reset their passwords. The owners of the accounts were sent messages that read, "Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset."
According to The Next Web, unconfirmed reports from users claim that the attack is associated with @THCx, a service that purports to offer helpful tips and tutorials. The service has picked up 42,000 followers in recent days, but doesn't follow any accounts in return. It's suspected that the exploited flaw resides in NutshellMail, which allows the e-mail-like managing of tweets.
Last night's message from the Twitter crew ends with a piece of advice worth repeating: "You should be extraordinarily suspicious of any third party that offers to artificially inflate your follower count."
[From: The Next Web]
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