- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 11th, 2014
Twitter Spam Message Leads to Phishing
Tweet points to a Tumblr page that allegedly reveals a secret
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2014
Diet Spammers Turn Compromised Twitter Account into “CNN Hotline”
The shady weight loss websites are set up to push potentially unwanted applications
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 17th, 2014
Twitter Account of BBC Radio Presenter Jane Garvey Hacked
Spammers post messages to advertise a “miracle” weight loss product
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 26th, 2014
“You Look Hideous” Twitter Spam Campaign Lures Users to Phishing Sites
20 spam tweets are being sent out every minute from compromised accounts
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 13th, 2014
Flappy Bird Fans Targeted by Scammers on Twitter
Spammers try to lure users to fake job offer website
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 30th, 2014
Service Promising Twitter Followers Hijacks Accounts and Uses Them for Spam
Trend Micro researchers have analyzed the shady service
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 9th, 2014
Cybercriminals Continue to Abuse Twitter for Diet Spam and Phishing
Janne Ahlberg has been monitoring the latest campaigns
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 4th, 2013
Twitter Users Warned of Bogus Experiment Accounts
Scammers are inspired by services such as Event Parrot and Magic Recs
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 4th, 2013
Twitter Fights Off Spam Accounts Ahead of IPO
The IPO filing indicates Twitter killed off a lot of spam and fake accounts
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 21st, 2013
Twitter Spam: Download Breaking Bad S05E16 Leaked Episode
The scammers are abusing Twitter lists to make their campaigns more efficient
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 30th, 2013
Scammers Lure Twitter Users by Saying They Can Appear in Celebrity Music Videos
Watch out if you mention the name of a celebrity on Twitter
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 6th, 2013
Twitter Account of Fast & Furious Actress Jordana Brewster Hacked
The attacker abused the account to send out spam tweets
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 22nd, 2012
Twitter Flooded with “Doctor Who” Celebrity Clickjacking Scams
Each time something important happens, the spam bots are rolled out
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- December 16th, 2010
Compromised Twitter Accounts Used in Scareware Distribution Campaign
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 18th, 2010
