That's not going to improve your sex life
26/02/10 07:31 PM Filed in: Musings
What truly amazes me about the latest phishing scam on Twitter, is the number of people that got sucked into this latest scam. I've been running the net way too long to click on any link that promises a better a sex life. I figure the chance of improving my sex life by clicking on any link that comes to me via a social networking site message or email, is about the same as having Shemar Moore delivered to my door via Fedex or UPS. And no, I wouldn't click on any links that promised to do that either. A couple of people that one would think should be smart enough not to fall for such scams apparently did click on the link involved in the latest Twitter phishing scam.
The phishing scam managed to snared British Cabinet member and secretary for energy and climate change, Ed Miliband. Oh dear it seems like I've fallen victim to twitter's latest 'phishing' scam, he tweeted on Friday morning.
Good morning. I am neither female, nor have I been having better sex lately. (Although if there are any offers...). First-time Twitterhacked, Matt Wells, head of audio at The Guardian newspaper recently tweeted on his page.
For those that have somehow managed to remain clueless about that latest phishing attack against Twitter, let me briefly enlighten you. The scam starts with a direct message that reads, "Hhey, i've been having better sex and longer with this here." Those who click on the link that accompanies the message are then taken to a site that if they log into it, steals their user name and password, then spams their friends with direct messages containing the same link.
My sage advice for those who like to tweet is not to try to improve your sex life by clicking on any links sent to you by fellow tweeters. The only thing you are likely to improve is a phisher's chances of stealing your username and password.
The phishing scam managed to snared British Cabinet member and secretary for energy and climate change, Ed Miliband. Oh dear it seems like I've fallen victim to twitter's latest 'phishing' scam, he tweeted on Friday morning.
Good morning. I am neither female, nor have I been having better sex lately. (Although if there are any offers...). First-time Twitterhacked, Matt Wells, head of audio at The Guardian newspaper recently tweeted on his page.
For those that have somehow managed to remain clueless about that latest phishing attack against Twitter, let me briefly enlighten you. The scam starts with a direct message that reads, "Hhey, i've been having better sex and longer with this here." Those who click on the link that accompanies the message are then taken to a site that if they log into it, steals their user name and password, then spams their friends with direct messages containing the same link.
My sage advice for those who like to tweet is not to try to improve your sex life by clicking on any links sent to you by fellow tweeters. The only thing you are likely to improve is a phisher's chances of stealing your username and password.