DISQUS

Saad Kamal · 10 months ago

Well I don't follow everyone, even though by looking at my account it may seem that way. http://www.twitter.com/saadkamal

I am only following people whom I find interesting and are worth following.

tweetip · 10 months ago

Twitter Phishing ~ 1st Tweets Timeline/Chart... http://tweetip.us/lkto7

Geno Prussakov · 10 months ago

When I saw that "HEY! If you get an email masquerading as a DM with a link it could be 'Phishing'" note added to Twitter, I wondered exactly the same thing you've mentioned, Sam: how could people be so naive as to click links sent to them by someone they do not know? They are one of your Twitter followers. So what? Haven't you (not directed at anyone specific) ever received an e-mail from Bank of America or PayPal, or Amazon, saying that your account has been hacked, or your password has been changed, and you must click a link to fix it? It is just sad to see that scammers still have their responsive "target audience"...

Sam Harrelson · 10 months ago

No doubt. Great points. Hopefully people will wake up and realize that spammers and not-so-nice people use things like Twitter as much as they use email or IM.

This reminds me of the "I have a Mac so I'll never get a virus" mentality that causes people to really let their guard down.

As wonderful as it is, the web has a large and nasty underbelly. You have to be smart or you'll end up in big trouble.

Geno Prussakov · 10 months ago

You know what, Sam? I have just received a spammy Twitter DM from someone I actually know personally... It seems to be more complex than I thought, but doesn't change the rule that we've been following with phishing e-mails (disguised as pieces of PayPal, Amazon, etc correspondence): if you are not sure -- do *not* click it, but either log into your account and check what's going on, or e-mail the person that sent you the message to double-check with them.

afallison · 5 months ago

Twitter is awesome. I love the way disqus blogs integrate it so well. ;)

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