BU Now » spam http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Surging spam attacks on Twitter http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/07/06/surging-spam-attacks-on-twitter/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/07/06/surging-spam-attacks-on-twitter/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:21:23 +0000 Ron Rosenberg http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=1998 A rise in malicious spam attacks on Twitter users by cybercriminals, as reported in USA Today,  is directing people to websites soliciting porn,  fake drugs and phony anti-virus subscriptions.  Azer Bestavros, professor of computer science and an expert on social networking security issues, can discuss the problems facing heavy Twitter users.

Contact Azer Bestavros, 617-353-9726, best@bu.edu

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