September 4th, 2014, 00:41 GMT · By Ionut Ilascu
http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news-700/Popular-Twitter-Hashtag-Used-To-Point-to-Malicious-Sites.jpg - Spammy tweets with #IfMyPhoneGotHacked hashtag
Twitter is actively used by cybercriminals to post spam messages promoting the increase of followership for different platforms, using a popular hashtag that would increase their visibility to users.
The newly created #IfMyPhoneGotHacked hashtag is included in tweets promising services that would augment the follower count on Instagram and Twitter, according to Jovi Umawing from Malwarebytes.
The hashtag was probably created as a result of the recent compromise of the iCloud accounts belonging to female celebrities like Kate Upton, Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst or Victoria Justice. Full Article
Popular Twitter Hashtag Used to Point to Malicious Sites
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I was seriously considering signing up for Twitter but to much cyber crime is being focused at this social media, for now staying away
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NBC News also has a report on this now-malicious hastag, alebit focusing on the popularity of it (rather than the recently discovered malware link from the story above), along with a short video that talks more about the massive nude celebrity pic leak that happened over the weekend. You can read the NBC News report here.
Also, as the author of the article points out, the #IfMyiPhoneWasHacked hashtag was one of Twitter's top hashtags recently, with people tweeting all kinds of creative stories of what they would do if they're iPhone was hacked (see example below). No wonder cybercriminals were quick to pounce. Watch out and don't Tweet this hashtag!
(Source: NBC News)
Also, as the author of the article points out, the #IfMyiPhoneWasHacked hashtag was one of Twitter's top hashtags recently, with people tweeting all kinds of creative stories of what they would do if they're iPhone was hacked (see example below). No wonder cybercriminals were quick to pounce. Watch out and don't Tweet this hashtag!
(Source: NBC News)
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