There’s a popular new phishing technique on Twitter that a lot of people are falling for.
Someone you follow on Twitter–maybe even someone you trust–sends you a DM (direct message) that encourages you to click on a link. Some of the come-ons I’ve seen include:
- Is this you? [bogus link]
- I just found out my iq from [bogus link]
- I made $426.23 online today with [bogus link]
- I make money online with google. i learned how here [bogus link]
- I’ve got pictures of @therichbrooks naked. Check them out here: [bogus link]
It’s amazing how many people fall for that last one.
The reason why spammers are sending these phishing attempts via DM is so that the account owner is less likely to see them until too many of them have gone out through their account.
If someone on Twitter DMs you with something that seems phishy, don’t click on it. Instead, DM that person back and ask if they meant to send that last DM. I often just send a message:
I think ur acct may have been hacked; u should change ur pw.
Because that’s how I roll.
Only you can prevent phishing scams!
Rich Brooks
Something’s Phishy
