Peaches Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Profile Spy Scam Hits Twitter April 5th, 2011, 06:57 GMT| By Lucian Constantin Security researchers warn of a survey scam currently making the rounds on Twitter which tricks users by promising them the ability to view their profile visitors.According to Robert Graham of Errata Security, victims post spam messages that read "94 people viewed my profile today!" followed by "Wow! See who viewed your twitter with Profile Spy [link]"Clicking on the link takes users to a page asking for an app called "Profile Spy" to connect to their accounts. This app is used for the scam's propagation and if allowed, it will start sending spam from the victim's accounts without their permission. People who agree to connect with the application will be redirected to a page asking them to participate in a survey, allegedly as a security check. These surveys try to sign up users for premium rate mobile services or are part of legit affiliate marketing campaigns that are abused by the scammers. Each time a user completes a survey, the scammers earn a commission, which makes it worthwhile to keep the attacks going. Story: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Profile-Spy-Scam-Floods-Twitter-193106.shtml Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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