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Has Your Twitter Account Been Compromised?

23 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by fredhorstman in Internet Marketing

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GitHub, IP address, more followers, new followers, OAuth, password, password compromised, Password strength, Phishing, reset password, Spam, spamming, Twitter, Uniform Resource Locator, User (computing)

Hello,

I just got this from Twitter.

I figured something was wrong when I started getting all kinds of spam and followers were commenting about the spam they were getting.  So I undid the access I had given to those MORE FOLLOWERS sites. You might want to do the same.

I just thought I would give you all a heads-up.

Twitter is baaaaaack

Twitter is baaaaaack (Photo credit: luxuryluke)

Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter. We’ve reset your password to prevent others from accessing your account.
You’ll need to create a new password for your Twitter account. You can select a new password at this link:
RESET PASSWORD
As always, you can also REQUEST A NEW PASSWORD.
Please don’t reuse your old password and be sure to choose a strong password (such as one with a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols).
In general, be sure to:

  • Always check that your browser’s address bar is on a  https://twitter.com website before entering your password. Phishing sites often look just like Twitter, so check the URL before entering your login information!
  • Avoid using websites or services that promise to get you lots of followers. These sites have been known to send spam updates and damage user accounts.
  • Review your approved connections on your Applications Page.  If you see any applications that you don’t recognize, click the Revoke Access button.
For more information, visit our Help Page for hacked or compromised accounts.
The Twitter Team

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