Instead, let the person know they have been hacked by sending them a message or Tweeting to them to tell them to change their password and to check their computer.
I've been receiving a number of messages from people whose Twitter accounts have been hacked. If I can't respond to their message as they don't follow me, I will Tweet that they have been hacked and to change their password directly to them as a Tweet. I would suggest that you never open a Tweet message with anything that sounds suspicious. I get messages about how I need to see what people are saying about me, for example, or there's a picture I should look at that is circulating on the internet. These are malicious Tweet messages. Don't click on them. and here's why...
Here's an explanation I found that might be helpful. I use the Trusteer Rapport APP ...visit www.bmo.ca to find it. This tool is offered free by BMO Bank of Montreal.
This message was posted in their Security News Centre.
"A new Internet worm (malicious software) is now on the prowl. It spreads by sending out messages from Twitter accounts that have already been broken into. When clicking on these links, your computer may get infected. This is a repeating attack pattern and we advise users not to click on links if the message seems suspicious or “too good to be true”.
We suggest performing a simple web search on the topic of the message. This will usually result in the genuine website coming up and is more advisable than following shortened URLs. For more information: http://support.twitter.com/groups/33-report-a-violation/topics/122-reporting-violations/articles/31796-my-account-has-been-compromised"
We suggest performing a simple web search on the topic of the message. This will usually result in the genuine website coming up and is more advisable than following shortened URLs. For more information: http://support.twitter.com/groups/33-report-a-violation/topics/122-reporting-violations/articles/31796-my-account-has-been-compromised"
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