11.6 hours survey scam spreads like wildfire on Twitter

[Jack]

A rogue application has caught Twitter users off their guard today, with thousands of people duped into clicking on links believing that it will reveal how many hours they have spent on Twitter.

However, if you click on the bit.ly link being used in the message you are taken to a page which attempts to connect a rogue application called "Time on Tweeter" with your Twitter account.

More details - link

 

[AyeAyeCaptain]

There is another variant of this kind of thing doing the round on Facebook too, these kind must be effective otherwise they would not keep on doing it time and time again.

oO(common sense, why oh why....! lol)Oo

 

[Chiron]

Aside from the obviously shortened link (which most people wouldn't even notice) this one looks almost legit.

This was actually a well crafted attack. I have to give them credit for that. (Not that I condone it.)