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By: Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog » Twitter Phishing Leads to Identity Theft

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:12:54 +0000

[...] Shortened URLs that are necessary to keep tweets within the 140 character limit help mask these scams. As explained by NextAdvisor: [...]

By: » Twitter Phishing Leads to Identity Theft - Blogger News Network

» Twitter Phishing Leads to Identity Theft - Blogger News Network — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:37:09 +0000

[...] Shortened URLs that are necessary to keep tweets within the 140 character limit help mask these scams. As explained by NextAdvisor: [...]

By: Identity Theft Expert Speaker Protection Prevention Resource Blog » Tweets Link to Identity Theft

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:32:09 +0000

[...] But it isn't just obvious Twitter porn that you need to watch out for. It's also seemingly legitimate links posted by those you follow. Criminals have figured out that Twitter is a social network that brings people together. Strangers follow you, and you often reciprocate, following them back and bringing them into your network. As with email phishing scams, criminals post tweets highlighting current events, with links that lead to malicious sites or direct malware downloads. Numerous news outlets have reported on malicious tweets purporting to point to news about Michael Jackson, Obama, Farrah Fawcett, Iraq and even the Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The shortened URLs that are necessary to keep tweets within the 140 character limit help mask these scams. As explained NextAdvisor: [...]

By: Tweets link to identity theft - NextAdvisor Daily

Tweets link to identity theft - NextAdvisor Daily — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:41:49 +0000

[...] are necessary to keep tweets within the 140 character limit help mask these scams. As explained here on NextAdvisor: Whenever a complete URL is too long or cumbersome, many users turn to URL shortening services like [...]