Twitter Warns About New Phishing Attack

Twitter warned on Wednesday about a new phishing attack in which direct messages to users link to a fake log-in page that steals passwords. “We’ve seen a few phishing attempts today; if you’ve received a strange direct message, and it takes you to a Twitter log-in page, don’t do it!” the Twitter...

Identity thieves attack Facebook users

Identity thieves are currently launching a massive attack on Facebook techcrunch.com, using fake log-in pages to hijack usernames and passwords. The attackers are using Facebook’s mail system to send a one-line message luring users to “fbaction.net,” a site that clones the social networking site’...