Twitter Malware – The micro-blogging website Twitter has been hit with a rash of malware with cyber crooks using links in Twitter posts that automatically download malicious software.
Panda Security, a Spain-based antivirus maker, has been monitoring an onslaught of links with malicious software, or “malware,” on Twitter that tag hot topics such as the Air France crash, the NBA finals, “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert and the new iPhone.
“Cyber criminals have been targeting Twitter users by creating thousands of messages (tweets) embedded with words involving trending topics and malicious URLs,” Sean-Paul Correll, a threat researcher for Panda Labs, wrote recently on a blog for the company.
The growing sophistication of the Twitter malware attacks mirrors the growing threat — and cash — generated by online crime. Already, cyber crime is estimated to cost companies and consumers more than $100 billion worldwide and some officials now claim it has eclipsed drug smuggling as a criminal moneymaker.
And that’s the latest news on the threat posed by Twitter malware.
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June 28th, 2009 at 2:08 am
This is my third time here, just thought I’d mention that you are doing a great job warning about Twitter malware links…
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:57 am
Twitter is for idiots…
July 14th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Thanks for the tips on avoiding malware links on Twitter. Any idea how I can get more followers and build traffic to my website?