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Somebody wrote something about you in this blog here [link]. I am still receiving this Twitter phishing DMs from some people I am following, it has a link that takes you to a page which you ask for your password, so plz check your Twitter messages if you are sending this message then change your password immediately, I am tired of messaging people about it, so I decided to write this fast post and tweet it to everybody.

Change your Twitter Password immediately

Also you can retweet this post to tell all your followers about this phishing DMs and ask them to check their accounts and change their passwords before they got infected.

I have no idea why and how this keep happening all the time! I mean where is Twitter security from all of this, this is the second Twitter attack in the last 2 weeks that I know

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  1. Pubudu Kodikara says:
    Better not to trust any Twitter 3rd party applications! Still i didn't became a victim because im not following any link sent by any twitter follower! :D Thanks for informing us bro! :D .-= Pubudu Kodikara´s last blog ..Stand a Chance to Win a Free BitDefender Anti Virus Subscription =-.
  2. chandan says:
    I have not get such DM till now but get some unwanted DM on my twitter profile. Well I have retweeted this post to alert my followers. .-= chandan@work at home jobs´s last blog ..Advance backlink building strategy by social bookmarking =-.
  3. Latief says:
    Yes, its very annoying. A friend complained about that DM. I never send spam like that! So I change my twitter password to block all the 3rd party apps, hope it is works.
  4. Ronald Redito says:
    Your have a small problem. My site is taken down and infected with a virus this morning.
    • Hesham says:
      I see that your site is down, but it seem a little problem on the code! I am not sure if this related to this post topic, is it?
      • Ronald Redito says:
        I think it is related. It might be the result of these untrusted links on twitter. I am not really a techie guy and I don't understand these codes but how did it happen that now if you access my main site, it says that there is Virus/trojan. I am really pissed off. How can I get my site back to normal? Can anyone help? Thanks. .-= Ronald Redito´s last undefined ..If you register your site for free at =-.
  5. Nile Flores says:
    No program is secure. You will get spam and phishing. It is sad that people ruin the experience by doing this. However, public announcements like this are great. By the way... never reply to DMs that are suspicious...and those URL sites that reveal short URLs, ignore. Treat suspicious messages like spam and delete immediately. :) .-= Nile Flores´s last blog ..Social Media 101: Your Business Cannot Rely On Only Social Networking =-.
    • Hesham says:
      You are right Nile, no program is secure! we should put that in mind because nothing is perfect!
  6. Jack says:
    Just changed my password. I've gotten three of these phishing DMs. Beware of DMs from ANYONE that says the following: 1. Is this you? [link] 2. Someone wrote something about you here [link] Those were the two DMs I've gotten so far. Just a heads up! .-= Jack@Online Marketing Blog´s last blog ..The REAL Secret Of Growing Your Own Blog =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Exactly! I got both as well!
  7. Josiah says:
    There's no way i could possibly delete them all, in fact, i don't even use Twitter's DM system for this reason. I wish i could let people know this but there is limited space in the bio. I'll definitely tweet this out though. .-= Josiah@Tumblr Themes´s last blog ..Photo Gallery =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Thanks a lot Josiah!
  8. Kiesha says:
    Yes, I've been receiving these annoying DMs as well - it's like the third or fouth time in a week. I've warned a few people about the DMs that were coming from their account, but now I'm worried about weather or not some of my followers are receiving these types of messages from me. It would be totally embarrassing! .-= Kiesha @ WeBlogBetter´s last blog ..Blogger must reads – Weekly Link List (20 links) =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Just check your sent messages, and change your password, this will protect your account from getting infected!
  9. MrCDrop says:
    Hey Hesham Thanks for the tip on what to watch out for :) I was reading your contest post and wanted to add a 125 ad to my new project Made it last NIGHT Comment DROP :) I'm testing some things on bloggerluv for a second and wanted to do something to let you know I appreciated your support :) Thanks .-= MrCDrop´s last blog ..Are you Happy in Life and with your Life ? =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Great! I am working on the official contest post right now, probably will be published today or tomorrow! By the way, it's not a bad idea to sponsor this contest, think about it, it will give more backlinks and Luv for BloggerLuv, plz, contact me if you are welling.
  10. Liane says:
    I have not encountered any form of Twitter attacks really. But this sounds really serious. Would change my password now. Geez. Biz Stone just got Millions of funding. and then this. :( .-= Liane´s last blog ..Let’s Be Brutally Honest =-.
    • Hesham says:
      You must be lucky then! mmm I have joined your affiliate ;)
      • Liane says:
        I've noticed! Thank you Hesham! Btw, when the contest starting? Good luck on that too :D .-= Liane´s last blog ..Let’s Be Brutally Honest =-.
        • Hesham says:
          I am going to pronounce it today! it's 12:08 am here :)
  11. Tom says:
    I've been getting quite a few of those DM's as well. It is quite frustrating but I just delete them. I hope a couple of people realise from this post! .-= Tom@Build That List´s last blog ..The 4 Reasons People Unsubscribe Mailing Lists =-.
    • Hesham says:
      I some times don't have time to delete them, but anyways it's annoying specially when you get notifications by email! and oh! the last time my account got infected and someone was so mad from me, so I thanked him because his mad tweet wake me up to solve the problem :)