The popular social media service Twitter is being targeted by a new attack seeking access to user accounts to send spam via direct messages.
At first, the attack was thought to be the result of "phishing" or social engineering asking people to enter their username and password details into bogus sites masquerading as Twitter's website, possibly done by utilizing a cross-scripting vulnerability.
Spammer Brendan Battles is being linked to an unsolicited bulk SMS marketing campaign in New Zealand that could breach New Zealand anti-spam laws.
Reports of the messages are appearing on online forums like Geekzone and Vodafone's customer forum. The message says:
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