A spoof Twitter account impersonating Wendi Deng Murdoch was verified by Twitter, and taken as real by News Corp’s media communications team and members of the public. The spoof account of the wife of media baron Rupert Murdoch is being seen as a prime example of how people’s identities can…
Twitter Accused of Aiding Terrorist Organizations
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, director of the Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center, sent a letter to Twitter asserting that the company is violating U.S. law by allowing groups such as Hezbollah and al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab to use its popular online network. “It has come to our attention that Twitter Inc. provides…
How Twitter helps a small bookstore thrive – Omnivore Books follows a simple Twitter rule: 1/3 personal, 2/3 professional.
Learn how Omnivore Books, a cookbook store in San Francisco, uses Twitter to solidify relationships with customers and break through the publisher blockade. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security
Starbucks survey scam targets Facebook, Twitter users
A new survey scam offering free coffee from popular coffee shop chain Starbucks is targeting users of social networking site Facebook and micro-blogging service Twitter. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Infographic: How you’re being scammed on Twitter (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Social networks are a seething cesspool of malicious scammers out to get you. And antivirus software maker Bitdefender wants to help keep you safe from their, grabby, grimy little mitts. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
CIA spies monitoring Twitter to keep tabs on world public opinion
Twitter and Facebook are enabling the Central Intelligence Agency to get reliable real-time assessments of public sentiment during rapidly changing events around the world. According to the Associated Press, the CIA is monitoring up to 5 million tweets a day, poring over Facebook, blog posts and watching other social networks…
Twitter and Facebook monitored for threats by US security services
When the US Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the US, agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense in Colorado…
DHS monitoring Twitter, Facebook for potential threats
When the US Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the US, agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense in Colorado…
DHS to set up policies for monitoring Twitter, Facebook
Computerworld – When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the U.S., agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense…
WARNING: Twitter Phishing Scam Spreads by Direct Messages (Mashable)
Mashable – A nefarious link that hacks Twitter accounts is being circulated via direct messages. The DM says, “There is a rumor/blog going around about you [LINK] might want to read it.” There may be slightly different versions of the link circulating, but if you click on it, all of…