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Twitter Phishing Attack: Avoid Fake Twitter Support Email Twit 73-923

Twitter users are being targeted by a new phishing attack that is arriving as spam messages from Twitter Support with a subject line "Twit 73-923" which contains phishing links.

It seems like a never-ending battle as the latest saga of Twitter being attacked by hackers continues. This time the Twitter phishing scam comes as a spam message that appears as if it has come directly from Twitter Support. The scam is a ploy to get users to click on a link that will redirect them to a phishing link where Twitter login credentials can be stolen. Not only can your login credentials be stolen, but similar phishing sites could lead to identity theft by unknowingly collecting other personal information from you. The email body of the spam message looks similar to Figure 1 below.

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Figure 1. Fake Twitter Support spam message with phishing link. source: avertlabs research blog

The body of the spam message includes the text "You have [number of messages] delayed messages from Twitter". The body then provides a link, which of course leads you to a phishing site that pretends to be a legitimate Twitter web page with the Twitter logo at the top of it as shown in Figure 2 below.

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Figure 2. Twitter Phishing Web Site Stealing Login Credentials. source: avertlabs research blog

Hackers are starting to use more sophisticated ways to trick computer users, especially those who may already be skeptical of using social networks such as Twitter. No longer are unsuspecting computers the only target in some of the latest phishing scams but those users who know to look at the URL of a link. The hackers have even gone as far as to type out the full URL starting with "http://twitter.com/..." just to trick a user that may be the least bit skeptical.

It is highly advisable that in the case that you use Twitter and you see a message similar to described above, that you use caution and delete the message if you are unsure about any links in the message. Have you ever received a spam message that pretend to come from Twitter Support? For those who may use Twitter often, you should apply our top 6 crucial tips to avoid malware via Twitter to help keep your system free from infection.

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