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Event Processing in Twitter Space

2008-04-14 15:40:30 by Greg Reemler in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...Twitter But Then all the Twitter jokes on Geek and Poke got my attention Then, again, I started thinking What if we could process all those Twitter events, all the millions of answers to the little Twitter question What are you doing now What if your entire sales force Twittered Maybe a slick Twitter alliance with SalesForce.com Then, we...
 
Tags: twitter, twitter trends, twitter jokes, twitter events, twitter question, twitter demographics, twitter agent behavior, slick twitter alliance, entire sales force
 
 
 
 
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The Twitter Malware Campaign Wants to Bank With You

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2008-08-05 07:14:42 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Twitter malware campaign managed to attract only 69 followers before it has shut down, using a trivial approach for launching an XSS worm - Cross-site request forgery (CSRF). More info This week its Twitters turn to host an attack - one that is targeting both Twitter users and the Internet community at large. In this case it's a malicious...
 
Tags: twitter, twitter malware campaign, xss, xss vulnerabilities, original twitter account, xss worms, xss worm, twitter users, worm
 
 
 
 
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Bogus Twitter Profiles Are Being Used To Spread Malware

2008-08-04 22:58:28 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
According to Kaspersky Labs Viruslist diary, this week Twitter has hosted an attack that is targeting both Twitter users and the Internet community at large. A malicious Twitter profile with a name that is Portuguese for pretty rabbit, has a photo with malware advertisement of a fake video. This profile has obviously been created especially
 
Tags: profile, malicious twitter profile, pretty rabbit, week twitter, malware advertisement, twitter users, fake video, internet community, photo
 
 
 
 
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Another Fake Twitter Profile Spreads Malware That Harvests Orkut Credentials

2008-09-09 19:06:55 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
According to Chris Boyd, director of malware research at IM security firm Facetime, miscreants are using a fake Twitter profile in a bid to spread malware that harvests login credentials for Orkut. Updates to the fake Twitter profile are supposedly being followed by 17 punters, but theyre all fake. The profile is designed to trick would-be
 
Tags: fake twitter profile, fake, profile, security firm facetime, harvests login credentials, orkut, spread malware, malware research, chris boyd
 
 
 
 
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Reality check: Terrorists using Twitter?

2008-10-30 04:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A U.S. Army intelligence report started a media frenzy over the possible use of Twitter by terrorists. But how useful would Twitter really be to the bad guys? Here's a reality check
 
Tags: reality check, twitter, army intelligence report, bad guys, terrorists, media frenzy
 
 
 
 
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Twitter Spam

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2008-07-10 12:55:06 by Christopher Boyd in SpywareGuide Greynets Blog
The plan - to grab as many followers as possible then when you think you have enough of them (admittedly, our spammer here is settling for a less-than-grand total of 56), send them some spam. In this case, the spam is for a website showing you how to "run your car on water". Well, it's better than viagra ads I guess. Here's a good...
 
Tags: twitter spam, spam, less-than-grand total, viagra ads, website, spammer, car, water, covers
 
 
 
 
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Researcher reveals Twitter 'follow' bug

2008-07-31 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b0b480 in Network World on Security
 
Attackers can exploit a bug in Twitter to force victims to follow the hacker's account, a security researcher said Thursday
 
Tags: follow, twitter, bug, security researcher, force victims, attackers, account, exploit, hacker
 
 
 
 
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Warner Keynote Comment On Science Lights Up Twitter

2008-08-27 07:27:00 by Sarah Lai Stirland in Wired Security
 
Just think about this: In four months, we will have an administration that actually believes in science!" said former Virginia Governor Mark Warner during his keynote speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. It didn't set the room on fire but Twitter was aflutter as its geek community celebrated a throwaway line
 
Tags: democratic national convention, geek community, keynote speech, twitter, science, throwaway line, administration, fire, aflutter
 
 
 
 
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Twitter as a Terrorist's Killer App

2008-10-24 14:32:00 by Noah Schachtman in Wired Security
 
Could Twitter become terrorists' newest killer app? A draft Army intelligence report, making its way through spy circles, thinks the miniature messaging software could be used as an effective tool for coordinating militant attacks
 
Tags: killer app, effective tool, twitter, spy circles, militant attacks, miniature, terrorists, software
 
 
 
 
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Movie-Plot Threat: Terrorists Using Twitter

2008-10-30 07:51:13 by schneier in Schneier on Security