Blog2010 ≫ oops there's a bug in twitter's new t.co url shortener then

Not a virus though, a worm...

People are able to use it to XSS attack, basically post some javascript on twitter.com 1 that will be executed. Mostly this javascript is then making you post another tweet without realising it, passing on the original code. This is a neat twitter worm, not actually a virus. Some of the javascript may redirect you to sites that do try to infect your computer. Look out!

  1. Removed old twitter.com link here.

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Paulʼs blog - I live in A sleepy town in the deep South. Wed + father to two, I'm a full-stack web engineer, + I do js / node, some ruby, other languages ect ect. I like pubbing, running, eating, home-automation + other diy stuff, history, tree stuff, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, + TIME TRAVEL.