In January a Twitter hack compromised the accounts of 33 high-profile users, including President Barack Obama. In April, a Twitter worm known as “Mikeyy” or “StalkDaily” reared its head. In June, a wave of hidden poisoned URLs swept Twitter, using Bit.ly links to low.cc and myworlds.mp domains. Shortened URL-shortening services can present their own security problems as a result. You have other ways to protect yourself, such as previewing the URL before you click.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124210/twitter–a-growing-security-minefield.html