A widespread spam attack linking to malware has broken out on Twitter, says security firm Sophos. The malicious tweets often read “It’s you on photo?” or ‘It’s about you?’ The tweets and URLs often include a user’s Twitter handle. The attack itself relies on people’s natural curiosity about anything they think mentions them, says Sophos’ head of U.S. labs. Users can protect themselves by updating their anti-malware software, patching their operating system, says Richard Wang.”]
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