Security alert: Twitter porn names scam

Author: Ryan Naraine
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From PC World (Aurora Dizon)
The “Twitter porn names” game, currently Twitter’s top trending topic, may be a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. But it also has a security hole–one that is no technical snafu. It could be simple human error, but it’s also possible that this security hole is an example of truly sneaky social engineering. Read the full story [pcworld.com]

From PC World (Aurora Dizon)

The “Twitter porn names” game, currently Twitter’s top trending topic, may be a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. But it also has a security hole–one that is no technical snafu. It could be simple human error, but it’s also possible that this security hole is an example of truly sneaky social engineering. Read the full story [pcworld.com]

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