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[Security Watch] And recently the Twitter searches are dominated more by warnings about the scam than the actual malware links, so perhaps Twitter is on the case too.]

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[Gadget Story] WARNING: New Malware Threat in Twitter's Trending Topics | Gadget ...: The Twitter Trending Topics Scam in Pictures Here’s the full routine of the scam, and screenshots of each theatre granted by Panda Security. Step 1: Malicious Tweets and Links in Twitter Search Step 2: Prompt to Download Flash or Other Video Software Step 3: Virus Warnings and Prompt to Buy Anti-Virus Software Tags: malware , trending topics , chatter

[Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets!] WARNING: New Malware Threat in Twitter's Trending Topics | Newsfed ...: The sites are obviously scams based on the fact that the URLs usually have some pornographic phrase in them, but with the sheer volume of links being distributed it would be extremely easy to conduct a Twitter search and accidentally click a link.

[euraktiva] WARNING: New Malware Threat in Twitter's Trending Topics « euraktiva: The most common rogue links are called “Twitterbest [dot] mp” and “Zasaden [dot] mp” - do not visit either site. The sites are obviously scams based on the fact that the URLs usually have some pornographic phrase in them, but with the sheer volume of links being distributed it would be extremely easy to conduct a Twitter search and accidentally click a link.

[Socially Minded] Twitter being used to distribute Malware and DoS attacks: Sadly it’s no surprise that the ”˜Trending Topics’ ranking on Twitter is being used by both spammers and distributors of Malware. Or for instigating DoS attacks:

[CNET News.com] 'Best Video' scam on Twitter dropped malware | Security - CNET News: "This attack is very significant," the Kaspersky post says of the latest attack. "It would seem that at least one criminal group is now exploring the distribution of for-profit on Twitter.

[ARCIS Fraud Discovery & Exposure Centre] ARCIS Fraud Discovery & Exposure Centre » Alert: Fake Twitter ...: Security sites are warning web users to beware fake Twitter invites in their email inboxes. The reports, based on an alert on Wednesday from Symantec, say the emailed invites come with a malicious attachment which, if downloaded, harvests email addresses from your computer and copies itself to removable drives and shared folders.

[TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro] Phishing For Twitter Popularity | Malware Blog | Trend Micro: “According to several social network blog sites, TwitterCut has been the bud of several rumors,” they said on a message on their site. “Our website and its programmers can assure you that these rumors are not true and that TwitterCut is simply a Twitter train that was a work in progress!”

[Scam Types dot Com] Hijacked Twitter Accounts Lead To Rogue Antivirus Downloads | Scam ...: If successful, the script will install and launch a PDF file which actually contains a malware payload.

[Internet Security Zone Blog] Internet Security Zone Blog: Twitter Viruses, Scams and Attacks ...: By Daniel Armao, Security Advisor (Guest blogger) Last weekend, Twitter users were the target of a “Best Video” scam in which they were tricked into clicking a link and sent to a website designed to download malware using an Adobe...

[ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News] 'Best Video' scam on Twitter dropped malware : News : Security ...: "It would seem that at least one criminal group is now exploring the distribution of for-profit on Twitter. If the trends we've seen on other social platforms are any indicator for Twitter, then we can only expect an increase in attacks."

[Scam Slammer] 'Best Video' scam on Twitter dropped malware | Scam Slammer: Twitter users were hit with another attack over the weekend featuring tweets reading “Best Video” and a link to a Web site that downloads malware, a security firm said on Monday.

[Search Engine Optimization Blog - NewSunSEO - New York] 'Best Video' scam on Twitter dropped malware : News : Security ...: Organic SEO - Social Media Marketing (SMM) - Online Reputation Management (ORM) - PPC Management - Search Engine Marketing Strategies - SEO For Blogs - SEO NY.

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