Twitter accounts of over 2,500 users, including those accounts that have a large number of followers, have been hacked in the span of just two weeks. The hacked accounts appear to have been replaced by pornbots that went on to tweet sexual content and post links to adult dating websites.
According to security firm Symantec, the Twitter accounts of electrofunk band Chromeo, stand-up comedian Azeem Banatwala, US footballer Cecil Shorts III, the late New York Times reporter David Carr as well as another unnamed international reporter from The Telegraph were among those whose accounts were compromised. The hackers also altered users’ profile pictures, full names and bios in efforts to promote adult sites. The profile picture was noted to have often being changed to that of a woman “typically in a suggestive pose or wearing lingerie/swimwear”, while the names appear to have been changed to real names obtained from other sources. For the full article click here
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