Tens of thousands of Twitter accounts hijacked

Share this tweet with anyone you know who may have been hacked! Read this post in Portuguese at bottom:

Tens of thousands of Twitter users fell and are still falling for scam DMs that hijack their accounts and send out more spam. Unsuspecting Twitter users have clicked links in DMs such as:

• “see who stalks you on Twitter”
• “this is something you might like to see…”
• “$3,000 to $8,000 a month working from home”
• “You have been sent a e-Card”

and many others.

Common Twitter scams include:

1. Hijacked Accounts: The hijackers typically use your account to send out DMs or tweets to ensnare others.
2. Imposters: Imposters impersonating well-known persons are set up all the time. Sometimes they are mistaken for the real persons, and even make news.
3. Worms: Twitter has been plagued by worms, which spread messages encouraging users to click malicious links. When one user clicks, his account is infected and used to further spread the message. Soon his followers and then their followers are all infected.
4. Phishing: Hijacked Twitter accounts are used to send phishing messages, which instruct users to click links that point to spoofed sites, where users will be prompted to enter login credentials, putting themselves at risk of identity theft.

If you think you have been hacked you must http://bit.ly/BlockBadApps and read http://bit.ly/IfTwitterHacked.

Portuguese Translation by @HugoFeijo

TRADUÇÃO do texto acima:

Dezenas de milhares de usuário do Twitter caíram e continuam caindo nos golpes das DMs que sequestram as suas contas e enviam mais Spam. Usuários inocentes do Twitter, têm clicado em lins nas DMs, tais como:

1. “see who stalks you on Twitter”
2. “this is something you might like to see…”
3. “$3,000 to $8,000 a month working from home”
4. “You have been sent a e-Card”
5. and many others.

1. Contas hackeadas: Os sequestradores de contas, tipicamente usam a sua conta para o envio de DMs ou tweets para ludibriar os outros.
2. Impostores: Os impostores imitando pessoas bem conhecidas são estabelecidos o tempo todo. Às vezes são confundidos com as pessoas verdadeiras e até criam notícias.
3. Worms: O Twitter tem sido infestado por worms, que espalham mensagens incentivando os usuários a clicarem nos links maliciosos. Quando um usuário clica, sua conta é infectada e usada para espalhar ainda mais a mensagem. Logo seus seguidores e os seguidores deles são todos infectados.
4. Phishing: As contas do Twitter hackeadas são usadas para enviar mensagens de phishing, que instruem os usuários a clicarem em links que apontam para sites clonados, onde os usuários serão instigados a inserirem suas senhas de login, se colocando em risco de roubo de identidade.

Se você acha que foi hackeado, deve acessar os seguintes sites:

http://bit.ly/BlockBadApps and read  http://bit.ly/IfTwitterHacked.