Alert: Twitter Porn Name Game Phishing Scam
While the Twitter Porn Name Game, one of the fastest-trending topics on Twitter, might seem like all fun and games, users can actually open themselves to identity theft by playing.
PC World revealed the Twitter Porn Name Game has the potential to allow phishers to crack Twitter and other account passwords.
The Twitter Porn Name Game offers a few different variations (search #pornname), typically asking your first pet's name, street you grew up on and mother's maiden name, all common security questions asked when users lose or forget their account passwords.
Whether this was a planned phishing scheme or simply human error remains to be seen.
PC World suggests if you have played the Twitter Porn Name Game, consider deleting the tweet and change passwords across your Internet accounts, including answers to security questions.
PC World revealed the Twitter Porn Name Game has the potential to allow phishers to crack Twitter and other account passwords.
The Twitter Porn Name Game offers a few different variations (search #pornname), typically asking your first pet's name, street you grew up on and mother's maiden name, all common security questions asked when users lose or forget their account passwords.
Whether this was a planned phishing scheme or simply human error remains to be seen.
PC World suggests if you have played the Twitter Porn Name Game, consider deleting the tweet and change passwords across your Internet accounts, including answers to security questions.
