recognize twitter spam
DESCRIPTION
A large number of my colleagues use Twitter as a classroom tool to keep in touch with parents, share information, and create a welcoming & transparent environment. This is a quick tutorial I made for my staff to help ensure their class Twitter accounts stay safe and secure. This small presentation will hopefully serve as a quick visual tutorial for recognizing the good from the bad, and more importantly how to tell if a trusted sender has been compromised.TRANSCRIPT
KNOW YOUR TWITTER SPAM
A Guide to Avoiding Compromising Your Twitter Account
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SPAMMY DMA message arrives like this, from a trusted source...
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SPAMMY TWEETA tweet is posted like this, from a trusted source...
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CLICKING THE LINK GETS THISLooks like a Twitter login page doesn’t it?
It’s notDo Not Enter Any Information!
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THE WARNING SIGNSThe address is not a twitter.com address
The sight is not secure (no lock or https)
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A REAL TWITTER LOGIN PAGE
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NOTICE THE SECURE ADDRESSThe lock means the site is secure
The “s” in https means the site is secureThe fact twitter.com is in the address means it is the right place
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HOW THIS WORKS
• These spammer/hacker DM links work like this:
• they direct you to their site
• you “sign in” giving them your username & password
• they now have access to your account
• they use your account & Follows send more spam
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KEEP IN MIND
• Remember:
• no harm in getting the DM
• no reputable DM will ever say “click here and enter your password”
• never enter your password on an untrusted site
• verify the site by looking at the address bar
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IF YOU DO GET COMPROMISED
• It happens, no one is completely immune
• Log in to Twitter at the main address (twitter.com)
• Change your password immediately
• Post a Tweet letting your Followers know you were compromised, to ignore the spammy tweets & DMs from your account, and suggest they change their passwords too
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Created by Mr. Casal, 1/2014
CREDITSCreated by Chris Casal
Computer Teacher,Technology Coordinator, and PS10.org Google Apps AdministratorPS10 - 15K010
[email protected] / [email protected]@mr_casal
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