Phishing attack locks some users out of Twitter (Update)

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1. “ However, these sites came with a little extra — security exploits and backdoors throughout the system. ”

   By Del Harvey Director

2. “ We strongly suggest that you use different passwords for each service you sign up for… ”

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• Sophos
• Graham Cluley

1. Twitter has released more details behind the password changes yesterday that impacted scores of users. It all started with a couple of accounts that had a sudden surge in followers over the last few days. (Read Full Article)

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