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TweepSearch allows keyword searches of Twitter profiles

Today, Damon Cortesi, the developer of popular tools TweetStats and DM Whacker, released his TweepSearch tool, allowing Twitter users to keyword search the profiles of their followers. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Twitter, TweepSearch, Damon Cortesi, BIOS, Productivity, Phishing, Hardware, Components, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-01-21

The inevitable rise (and fall?) of 'twishing'

The phishing or "twishing" situation happening with Twitter is merely the tip of the iceberg. Rather than dig into the situation myself -- including the OAuth debate -- I've turned it over to one of  my more technical-brained friends. Damon Cortesi is a security consultant who has also authored a...

Tags: Network, Twitter, Damon Cortesi, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-01-06

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Lesser of two security evils: Twitter Web or third-party clients?

Twitter Web might not be safe anymore and users may want to consider only tweeting and surfing through third-party applications for the time being. Yes, I know, there are all kinds of issues with using a third-party anything. And while I use and love TweetDeck and many are raving about...

Tags: Web, Worm, Twitter, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-04-12

Fake Facebook group shows potential security issues, 1 million gullible users

Fake Facebook group shows potential security issues, 1 million gullible usersNice CatchThis issue is especially important for two reasons. One, the prevalence of new applications in general on FB opens the opportunity to have wrong-doers take advantage as mentioned. Two, the lack of understanding by the general internet user...

Tags: Facebook Group, potential security issue, gullible user, security issue, security

Discussion threads 2009-03-26