Be nice to your Twitter Neighbours - The Twitter Scandal
With the rapid rise of Twitter Scam/Phishing sites, we all need to be extra alert for that next attempt to fiddle us out of our personal details.
In the last 16hrs, I have myself receieved 8 Twitter DM's asking me to visit this site and that site. All clearly non-legit.
It would also seem tho that the Twitter folk sending these DM's are innocent and non the wiser to the fact that their account has been compromised. I tested this yesterday by messenging them direct, to tell them what was happening. Two replied back almost immediately, totally shocked that this was happening. They had no idea except for when they read my note. These are people like you are I who have just fallen prey to the scammers. They were very upset that they now assumed people would think that they were the culprits, when it couldn't of been further from the truth.
One example was from @KirstenParagona, she had no idea and just wanted people to know that it wasn't of her doing.
So all I am saying it, don't just ignore these DM's or assume that this particular person must be in Cahoot's with the evil people, I think for the most part they are not.
So do them a favour by letting them know, tell them you have receieved what looks like a Phishing DM. Chances are it's news to them and allow them the opportunity to change their passwords etc.
Don't just ignore the DM's. If it was your account sending out these Phishing messages, you would want to know? Would you not? Rather than people just assuming you are the guilty one and allowing the messaging to continue. Ignorning them, then bitching about them serves no purpose.
By informing each Twitter user as it happens, you are allowing them stop one more avenue of attack. They can change the details and reduce the overall impact of these attacks.
Or make a bigger effort and change your password NOW before you fall victim. If you have entered your Twitter details in ANY non-official Twitter site, I would say it may be wise to change your passwords.
You can follow my own exploits on Twitter at @imjustcreative
