Published on Sep 21, 2010 @ 12:11 Author:

Twitter Security Alert: Avoid Clicking Tweets with Only Links (OnMouse Over Hack)

There’s a recent Twitter security hack doing the rounds on the internet where certain tweets, that contain only links are being sent around, which are links that exploits the “On mouse Over” security loophole on Twitter. When you click/on mouse over these links, third party websites pop up in your browser.

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One of the victims of this latest attack is Sarah Brown, wife of the British Prime Minister, according to this website.

So, if you come across DM’s and Tweets that contain only URLs (mostly twitter permalinks) then do not click or Mouse Over it.

Details on how this has started is not available at the moment, but be safe until then. Follow Graham Cluley on Twitter for updates.

Mani Karthik

Mani Karthik

I love the internet and everything around it. Its the passion that keeps me going, more than anything else. Always on the learning curve, I dabble with Blogging, Startups, Design, Psychology, Apps, Marketing, SEO, Social Media & the like. Not necessarily in that order though. Feel free to connect with me on : Linked In | Facebook | Twitter | SEO Blog | Google+

2 Responses

  1. Yamini
    September 24, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    Twitter is one of the big social media. Thanks for sharing this valuable information with us

    Reply
  2. Eddie Gear
    September 26, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    Hey Mani, Thanks for sharing this information. I was not aware of this at all. Hmmm, I hope Twitter fixes this soon.

    Reply

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