14 DAY TRIAL // After hacking NBC News' Twitter account a short while ago, the Script Kiddiez strike back, this time the victim being USA Today's social media profile.
CNET was on alert and quickly noticed the hack, along with USA Today representatives who contacted the social network's staff to resolve the issue as fast as possible.
Unlike in the case of NBC News, this time there were no political or other threatening messages tweeted, instead a few propaganda posts could be seen on the company's profile.
"Fox News, Wal-mart, Unilevel, Pfizer, NBC and now USA Today. who's next? Vote now!"
In an attempt to show off, the hackers posted this on the news page. They seem to be short of supporters so they've started attacking Twitter pages belonging to visited websites in the effort of gaining popularity.
Unlike other groups, like the infamous Anonymous who at least claim they bring down sites as a form of protest to all the injustice that's taking place around the world, the Kiddiez seem like an amateur group out to have some fun by taking over Twitter accounts.
It seems as Twitter hasn't done much to improve on their security measures, but then again, maybe the hacked accounts are just not properly secured.
In many cases, these attacks are possible because security questions are predictable or passwords are too weak, giving anyone with bad intentions the opportunity to take over the profile.
The manual activation of HTTPS, which is being implemented by default as we speak, is a must, especially for those whose posts can cause panic among internet users. A strong password is also necessary, this being one of the toughest barriers to break for a hacker.
Watch out for phishing expeditions!
Never enter your credentials into a page accessed via a link received by email or instant messaging services, in most cases these being an attempt launched by cybercriminals to take over your banking or social accounts.