A phishing scam is currently making its way around the Internet over various instant messaging networks. Potential victims receive an IM containing a link which tries to trick them into giving up their Google username and password. People are receiving messages from their friends telling them to click on a link — clicking that link puts [...]
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Password Theft Scam Currently Spreading Through Instant Messages
Tuesday, February 24, 2009Twitter Users: Direct Message Blog Link Tries to Steal Your Password
Saturday, January 3, 2009A dangerous phishing exploit is currently making its way around Twitter, so be careful which links you choose to click. Tech blogger Chris Pirillo describes the exploit in “Phishing Scam Spreading on Twitter”. Potential victims of the phishing scam receive a direct message that reads: hey! check out this funny blog about you… jannawalitax . blogspot . [...]
