Twitter phishing ploy goes for ‘Direct Messages’

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Gadgets  Tue, 11/10/2009 - 14:59

Some users of Twitter, the microblogging site, may be the victim of a new phishing and account hijacking attempt on Twitter, that specifically affects private messages.

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