Twitter DM Scam

This post concerns twitter, but even if you don't use it, the exact same method is used for banking scams, so have a read and keep yourself safe online.

Most people who have used Twitter will have experienced the direct message phishing scam. It's not new, it's been around for years and yet almost every day I have people send me these on as a result of falling foul to the scam.

Firstly, don't worry if you've been affected. All you have to do is change your password. It's not a nasty virus it's just a way of taking control of your account so the scam can self replicate. In fact I went through the scam for the purpose of obtaining screen shots, that's how harmless it is providing you don't give it your details.

Here's how it works. You'll receive a direct message like the following

#WelshTaliban

Thanks to @Lloyd1977 for sharing

So by now you've all probably seen the latest anti-Welsh language news story to come out of the Daily Mail. I skimmed it, it was laughable in places. The sort of 'moribund monkey journalism' that it's readership enjoys. But this post isn't focusing on the negative story, instead let's focus on the positive reactions that came about thanks to this story.

How to use twitter

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What is twitter?

Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets". It was created in March 2006.

Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco, with additional servers and offices in New York City. The Twitter website is one of the top ten most visited on the Internet.

Twitter has been cited as an important factor in the Arab Spring and other political protests.
Source - Wikipedia.