Hackers Could be Using DMs to Hijack Twitter Accounts - hardinghort1989

With the Twitter accounts of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and singer Adnan Sami acquiring hacked, security researchers have warned that users should think twice before clicking on the links received in the Twitter Direct Subject matter (DMs).

While Bachchan's Twitter account was hacked late on Monday, the hackers took control of Lapp's Twitter write u on Tuesday.

A group that goes by the appoint "Ayyildiz Tim Turkish Cyber Army" claimed duty for hacking both the high-profile accounts.

"Their modus operandi looks look-alike they send DM (Chirrup Direct Message) to the victims Chitter account and if the dupe opens the DM (calculate subject matter) he/she is directed to a phishing page which looks similar a genuine pageboy," Sanjay Katkar, Joint Director and Foreman Technology Ship's officer, Quick Cure Technologies Ltd. told IANS.

"If the user fills the login credentials on this page his login information is away to the hackers World Health Organization later use it to login and change the original password and take hold of the write u," he said, adding that in that location are flush other ways a Twitter account can get compromised.

Users with large come of followers should switch on the two-factor authentication for their score, Katkar same.

French security researcher who uses the pseudonym Elliot Alderson pyramidic to a user who goes by the name Kerem Sah Noyan on Chitter and uses the care @NoyanAyt2002 as the person behind the hack.

"Few hours ago, the account of @SrBachchan with his 37.4M following has been hacked. There is a high probability that the hacker is @NoyanAyt2002," Alderson tweeted.

"Pretend WHO is the antepenultimate person followed aside @SrBachchan? Obviously @NoyanAyt2002," he added.

"To sum up: The cyberpunk of @SrBachchan's score is @NoyanAyt2002. He is part of squad called "State Cyber Army Ayyildiz Tim". He hacked at least 8 "big" Twitter accounts before that including @dalermehndi, @divyadutta25, @ErosNow, @bmwindia, @dalermehndi, @yanisvaroufakis," Alderson added.

Twitter only contacts users in-app operating theater via an netmail sent from an @twitter.com email dea. The chopine never ask users to cater their password via email, Direct Message, or response.

"All the social media services (Twitter/Instagram/Facebook etc,) have the protection and privacy feature of two factor authentication. This wish make IT difficult for hacker to take control of your cultural media account," Katkar said.

"I will besides recommend everyone to go and read/check/understand all the settings nether security and privateness of your social media account. It has lot of features to keep your account invulnerable," he added.