Category Archives: twitter

Twitter force-follow exploit makes us all friendless

Last night our dear friends at Gizmodo released a simple exploit that allowed you to force Twitter users to follow you, an exploit already nicknamed “twape” (a combination of the words “twitter” and “rape”… classy). The exploit was ridiculously simple: … Continue reading

This you??? Anatomy of a Twitter Phishing Attack

Over the last couple of days I’ve gotten at least 10 Direct Messages from Twitter friends – most of which are pretty well versed in modern web technologies and even one that calls herself a “social media expert”. The messages … Continue reading