Peaches Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Spammers Send Fake Twitter-Themed Emails About WikiLeaks Spammers are trying to capitalize on the Twitter WikiLeaks buzz by sending out fake emails that purport to come from the microblogging site and direct users to rogue online pharmacy sites.“The email is very well crafted, containing a fake version of the headers which Twitter is adding,” warns Sorin Mustaca, a data security expert at German antivirus vendor Avira. The spammers also make use of Twitter’s real email template, which includes its logo, color scheme and disclaimer, in order to add credibility to the fake messages.The emails bear a subject of “WikiLeaks on Twitter!” and read “Hello, Twitter-er! [date] @WIKILEAKS on Twitter! http://twitter.com/WIKILEAKS/[CENSORED].” They are signed by “The Twitter Team.” Instead of leading to WikiLeak’s Twitter account, the included link takes users to rogue online pharmacy websites pushing the usual male enhancement pills. Details here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spammers-Send-Fake-Twitter-Themed-Emails-About-WikiLeaks-172067.shtml Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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