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Phishers are targeting Twitter users by tempting them with the pictures of Osama Bin Laden by posting messages like:
By clicking on the link in the message, users will be taken to another page which appears to be the original Twitter login page. Users will then be asked to enter their user name and password as shown in image 1 below:
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1 (Source: Naked Security – Sophos) However, if users observe the URL clearly, they will come to know that it is not the Twitter URL and original page, but a phishing site which is trying to steal their username and password.
Image 2: (Source: Naked Security – Sophos) CERT-MU strongly advises users not click on the link if they have received this message. However, if by chance they have clicked on the link, do not enter their username and password since it would enable the phishers to use their account, read and send messages, probably containing malicious links or spams related.
Read More:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/08/14/pictures-of-osama-bin-laden-phishing-twitter/
Source:
Naked Security - Sophos
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com
The Security Blog
http://www.thesecurityblog.com/2011/08/pictures-of-osama-bin-laden-phishing-attack-hits-twitter-users/
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