Profile Spy Twitter Worm

Beware of Profile Spy Twitter Worm

What a day for hackers and spammers.  Earlier, Black Box Social Media announced that that Facebook had a new “Photoshop App Scam” that would allow hackers to take over your chat capabilities.  Now, Twitter has a new worm making its rounds.  It’s called ‘Profile Spy’ Twitter worm.

What is the Profile Spy Twitter Worm

According to Huffington Post, the Profile Spy Twitter worm is as follows:

The Profile Spy Twitter worm spreads by automatically tweeting a link to a fake Twitter app called “Profile Spy.” The link is accompanied by text that reads, “Wow! See who viewed your twitter with Profile Spy” followed by a link.  If a user clicks the link and approves the phony app, two automated tweets are posted to the infected account. The first announces how many people have viewed this particular profile: “53 people viewed my profile today,” for example. (HoneyTechBlog reports that this number is likely random). The second tweets a link to Profile Spy.

The post continues with the following:  F-Secure CRO Mikko Hypponen has notified the Twitter community about the worm. “Warning! Do NOT click on Twitter links about ‘See who viewed your twitter with Profile Spy’, do NOT authorize the ‘Profile Spy’ Twitter app,” he tweeted.  Nevertheless, a Twitter search reveals that the Profile Spy Twitter worm is still spreading fast.