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Twitter Hit With Second Worm In a Week

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the security-is-hard dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Days after a site update unleashed a Twitter cross-site scripting attack, the micro-blogging site was again hit with a bug that spread via questionable links. The offending messages appeared on a user's Twitter feed with 'WTF:' followed by a link. If you clicked on that link, you were taken to a blank page, but behind the scenes, the worm would post vulgar messages on your account that discussed, well, sex involving goats."

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  1. This is why... by thescreg · · Score: 5, Funny

    It took me awhile to realize what was going on. This is pretty much what I post about on Twitter anyway.

  2. Re:where is that goatsex link when you need it? by ShaunC · · Score: 5, Informative

    WTF: Goatse

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  3. Re:where is that goatsex link when you need it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I've seen everything!

    A link to goatse is at "+2 Insightful" as I type this.

    A historical day at slashdot to be sure

  4. Re:Great - more 4Chan? by Dancindan84 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All of them. I don't click on shortened URLs. Nor should anyone who isn't a Rick Astley or Goatse fan.

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