Feasting on Twitter User Desire for Followers

Author: Donald Sears

May 18, 2010 3:05 pm

The cybercriminals behind the intensifying phishing scam that has
been plaguing Twitter since late last week are proving how easy it is to
pervert the trust social networks like Twitter and Facebook along with
search giant Google have made a cornerstone of their respective business
models. The idea is to get Web users accustomed to using their Twitter, or
Gmail or Facebook credentials as a “single sign-on” to access the Web’s
coolest apps. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]

The cybercriminals behind the intensifying phishing scam that has
been plaguing Twitter since late last week are proving how easy it is to
pervert the trust social networks like Twitter and Facebook along with
search giant Google have made a cornerstone of their respective business
models. The idea is to get Web users accustomed to using their Twitter, or
Gmail or Facebook credentials as a “single sign-on” to access the Web’s
coolest apps. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]

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