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Twitter spammers entice clicks with free iTunes gift cards

02

Aug

2011

In the past we’ve seen iTunes gift card scams spread via Facebook, and fake iTunes Gift Card certificates containing malware spammed out to email inboxes, but today the thing to look out for is iTunes Gift Card spam on Twitter. Here are some typical messages: i have got,get yrs free iTunes Gift Card giveaway today […]

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Unusual Twitter Spam of the Day

20

Jul

2011

I love the smell of some Twitter spam in the morning. iPads, iPods, books, movies, videogames, free holidays: I’ve seen – and blocked – them all. Then this happened. Yes, Twitter users are being sent, er, a free “arse”. Quite a lot of them, actually: Click to Enlarge “Why did you send me an arse?” […]

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PayPal UK’s Twitter profile commandeered by angry hacker

06

Jul

2011

At approximately 21:20 GMT a hacker took control of the Twitter account of online payment broker PayPal UK. This is the latest in a string of attacks over the past few weeks, the most recent of which targeted Fox News. Similar to the attack against Fox News, it appears the PayPal UK team was unaware […]

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