Comments on: More online users know about phishing, while number of victims is up by 600%

By: Twitter’s been phished! @ Tricerion Security Blog

Twitter’s been phished! @ Tricerion Security Blog — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:12:26 +0000

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By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:10:41 +0000

Thanks @Malcolm. Very helpful information… And speaking of which, maybe I should go change a few of my passwords.

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:54:50 +0000

With the knowledge that many people use the same passwords across multiple sites, there is value in phishing ANY online login system. Because email+password can be identical on every site, any and every site is vunerable to phishing. Phishers need a single chink in the armour, if the phished person uses a hotmail/gmail etc email address for Twitter, there’s a high chance the email can then be comprimised with the same login details, and once you have the email you could wait for a ‘statement’ email from a bank or credit card …

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:32:06 +0000

Thanks @Flint. We just posted on the Twitter attack. Makes me wonder though, who’s desperate enough to phish a site that has no money and no sensitive information?

By: Flint

Flint — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:37:30 +0000

In similar news, twitter.com got passwords stolen the other day. It appears no site is safe.