A recent phishing scheme that targets users of Twitter (http://blog.twitter.com/2009/01/gone-phishing.html) may be related to a string of Web attacks against several high-profile celebrities and no doubt many other users. The most recent attacks apparently began when stolen credentials were distributed by a user on the Digital Gangster website. The noticeable result was a spontaneous defamation free-for-all, whereby the credentials were used to post humorous and sometimes vulgar messages on the compromised accounts. Some of the posts also redirected users to advertising websites.
This sort of activity is nothing new; however, it is interesting that the user gave out the credentials for free instead of selling them for a profit. As discussed in the recent Symantec ...
