Twitter users are advised to be cautious. The problem of cyber criminals set a trap to ensnare Twitter users through an IQ test. Like what fashion?Expressed by security vendor Trend Micro, that this time the scammers to act by promoting an IQ test through the features of Twitter Direct Messages.
"Twitter accounts (which have been compromised) are used to send Direct Write to the follower," said analysts from Trend Micro.
The essence of the message is to persuade users to visit the IQ test is recommended links. Once the user Comply with the contents of the message, at the end of the IQ test, the user will be asked to fill in your phone number with a Pretext to get an IQ test results.
Quoted from Softpedia, Tuesday (24/11/2009), this scam is trying to Lure real Twitter users to subscribe to mobile services for U.S. $ 9.99 per month.
"Although the real motivation of this action can not be ascertained, but we believe that it aims to collect cell phone numbers are then used as the spread of potential targets or SMS spam attacks via other phones," said JM Hipolito, Technical Communications Specialist at Trend Micro.
Source : detik.com
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