Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Twitter For iPhone Attracts Malware and Hackers

Hackers are deploying Trojans within links in tweets. One aims to swipe users' banking information.




Recent top 10 Twitter topics -- "Lost finale," "Geek Pride," "Uniqlo Lucky Line" -- may sound innocent enough, but attackers are increasingly using them to serve malware to unsuspecting users.



One recent attack, which aims to swipe users' banking information, is capitalizing on the release of the first official Twitter iPhone application. Click a link in an attacker's Twitter post -- one offending message says it's the "Official Twitter App" -- and get directed to a website hosting a Trojan application. Run it, and your Windows PC can end up compromised by a worm that's gunning for your online banking credentials.



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