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Oops! Twitter phishing scam snares CNN anchor | Webware – CNET This is amusing, but I can see how it can happen since the Twitter log-in is hinky anyway.
CNN anchor Rick Sanchez is one of the most popular users on microblogging service Twitter, with nearly 40,000 followers and a Twitterholic rank in the top 20. Unfortunately for Sanchez, it looks like he fell victim to the phishing scam that has been plaguing the popular service for several days now.
In a “tweet” that has since been deleted, Sanchez’s account displayed the message “i am high on crack right now might not be coming into work today”–and we’re pretty sure that did not come from Sanchez himself. He has now posted a response tweet explaining that his account was hacked.
Over the weekend, reports began to surface that there was a password-stealing phishing scam making the rounds on Twitter. Disguising itself as a private message that led to a fake Twitter log-in screen, the scam was widespread enough for Twitter to put a warning message on all members’ home pages alerting them of the issue.
Strange stuff is going on generally on Twitter. First the phishing scheme. Then a tweet from “BarackObama” promising a chance to win $500 worth of gas for taking a survey about what you thought about him. The latter disappeared almost immediately. But was obviously a fake if you brought it up on PowerTwitter (Firefox add-in).
Didn’t fall for either, thank goodness. Think it’s time for the kids to back to school.
After all these years, people still falling for phishing scams…
Stupidity thwarts all security measures.
I wonder if he was scammed, have you listened to the guy? He’s CNN’s version of FNC’s Shepard Smith. Both of these guys are either on crack or a combo of some serious stuff.
…is there anyway I can claim phishing scam for those drunken text messages I sent to my boss telling him his daughter is hot?
In the phishers defense, Rick Sanchez admitted he was in fact on crack and that Anderson Cooper is HOT.
Yes, if I had to name one empty headed newsreader demonstrating the equality of good looking male and female models success in the infotainment industry, he would lead my list.
What do you expect?
Anyone using a lame-o “service” like twitter is likely to be a little bit mush-brained and addle-pated to begin with. Come on. Who the fuck cares what Rick Sanchez (or anyone else, for that matter) is doing on a minute-by-minute basis?
Twitter says this is not related to the phishing problem:
http://blog.twitter.com/2009/01/monday-morning-madness.html
#3 TooManyPuppies,
Interesting observation, as I remember both Rick Sanchez and Shepard Smith worked in the same newsroom in Miami’s Channel 7 (FOX) back in the early-mid 90s.
So he was high on crack at the moment. Big deal. As bad as that is, the TV “Faces” at FOX SPEWS are usually high off of all the polyurethane sprayed on their hair.
Seems like it’s always September on the net these days…