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Twitterank = Phishing Scam?

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There’s a rumour going around on Twitter that Twitterank is no more than a rather clever phishing scam.

Twittereers and some Twitteresses world-wide have disclosed their details to discover their numerical rating for the purpose of massaging their egos. This colossal waste-of-time venture appears to be just another no-brainer Twitter App that is doomed. However there are suspicions that it may be more of a waste than at first thought.

Oliver Marks of ZD Net saw the following retweet on Twitter:-

"@t RT @brianoberkirch Twitterank is a vast conspiracy I created to steal all of ur passwords + shame Twitter into OAuthing. + make u look vain."

My advice, if you’ve got your Twitterank, is to look at this, read this, and then change your Twitter password – just to be on the safe side.

 

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  • Hi,

    I'm the guy who made Twitterank, and rumors of it being a phishing scam are false. You can read my side of the story, also on ZDNet:

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=164

    Thanks for the post nonetheless, and yes, it generally is a good idea to be careful about giving away passwords.

    Ryo
  • agnoster
    Mmmm, rumors. Once again proving people are sheep with opposable thumbs.

    It's not a phishing scam, but this is a hilarious study in mass mentality. Kind of reminds me of the War of the Worlds radio broadcast...
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