After Facebook Twitter service targeting the mass mail authors Holzwickede, March 14, 2011 what works on Facebook, it must lead to success on Twitter. The authors of targeted scam mails via the Twitter service think currently probably increased. This is news, promoting certain social media services to the user. Security expert BitDefender (www.bitdefender.de) was the new mail tsunami on the reason in his recent study. To the online threats using URL shortening service team researched bit.ly, where the scam comes from. The result: The Facebook – and Twitter mass emails were sent by same user account. About the supposed services advertised in the scam the user E.g. could realize how much time he has spent so far total in the social network.
Scam creators so far only Facebook took advantage of this scam”. Recently, the mass mailings are however surfaced in same structure on Twitter. Instead of insights only looking up the user is posting a shortened via bit.ly Click on link to seemingly gain insight in his whole life. As soon as he opens the URL, however, he will be prompted to install an application. “However, loads it malware is so unnoticed on his computer and also contributes to the dissemination of the scams, since a corresponding posting on his bulletin board or on his behalf the risky tool” further published. URL tracking provided for clarity on the basis of the usage statistics of the bit.ly service that could investigate BitDefender online threats team the origin of the short links in the scam mails.
It turned out that they originated from the same user account. This shows that at the same time attacking scam authors now through various services and is exposed to the user equal to multiple threats. The similarities of these scams are that it is their authors not creativity, but efficiency. Given the fact that social networks linked to almost all other platforms, scam programmers have found the perfect medium to their influence to expand as well as possible Profit increasing “, commented George Petre, BitDefender threat intelligence leader. About BitDefender BitDefender is software developer, one of the industry’s fastest and most efficient product lines internationally certified security software. Since the founding of the company in 2001, BitDefender has set new standards in the field of proactive protection against threats from the Internet. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of private and business customers around the world and gives them the good feeling that your digital life is safe. BitDefender sells its security solutions in more than 100 countries through a global VAD and reseller network. More detailed information about BitDefender and BitDefender products are available in the press centre online. In addition, BitDefender provides background information and current news in the daily fight against threats from the Internet, in English at. For more information see. Press contact: BitDefender GmbH Robert-Bosch-str. 2 D-59439 Holzwickede Contact person: Hans-Peter Lange PR Manager Tel.: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-330 fax: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-499 email: PR Agency: Sprengel & Partner GmbH nesting first race 3 D-56472 Nisterau contact: Fabian Sprengel Tel.: + 49 (0) 2661 91260-0 E-Mail: