It’s all over the blogosphere, so rather than rewriting what has already been written, here are some links to news about the recent Twitter phishing attack – in short, it’s wise to change your password NOW if you’ve inadvertently clicked on the links.
- The official Twitter blog comment
- Darren Rowse’s plain English explanation
- Twitter phishing scam may be spreading – CNET
- Mashable.com’s take on the scam, with a picture of the email
- Twitter search results for ‘phishing‘
It’s also worth mentioning at this point that you should really be wary of giving out your Twitter username and password to ANY site – even the fun ones we recommend here sometimes – at the end of the day it’s private information, and unless you’re sure what it’s going to be used for, you should keep it close and safe.



