October 29, 2009, 10:30AM
Twitter Warns About New Phishing Attack
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Twitter warned on Wednesday about a new phishing attack
in which direct
messages to users link to a fake log-in page that steals passwords.
"We've seen a few phishing attempts today; if you've received a strange (direct message), and it takes you to a Twitter log-in page, don't do it!" the Twitter spam warning says. Read the full story [CNet/Elinor Mills]
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