Twitter Hack
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Update (10:00 a.m. ET): A spokesperson for Twitter tells us “This should now be fully patched and is no longer exploitable.” A new Twitter security flaw has been widely exploited on thousands of Twitter accounts, redirecting users to third-party websites without their consent.
Twitter Mouseover Security Flaw Affecting Thousands of Users [WARNING]
Run! The Great Twitter Mouseover Hack Is Eating Your Cheese! And Human Babies! - The Awl
BREAKING NEWS.
This is only affecting the actual Twitter web site (which has the highest number of Twitter users), not third party apps like Tweetdeck, Seesmic, etc. As Security experts Sophos put it : The Twitter website is being widely exploited by users who have stumbled across a flaw which allows messages to pop-up and third-party websites to open in your browser just by moving your mouse over a link. Thousands of Twitter accounts have posted messages exploiting the flaw. Victims include Sarah Brown , wife of the former British Prime Minister.
Warning: Mouseover tweets security flaw is wreaking havoc on Twitter [Updated]
Sarah Brown, wife of former PM Gordon Brown, was one of those affected "This issue is now resolved. We apologise to those who may have encountered it," wrote Bob Lord, security chief at the firm, in a blog post .
BBC News - Twitter flaw pumps out spam links
Twitter Security Flaw Causes Pop-Ups, Redirects for Thousands - TIME NewsFeed
If you want to use Twitter this morning, steer clear of Twitter.com. ( via Techland ) Mashable is reporting that a security flaw on Twitter’s site has been abused, redirecting thousands of users to third-party websites and forcing some to post retweets.